{"id":66545,"date":"2015-04-24T11:11:35","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T10:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandchildren\/?page_id=1117"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:28:48","slug":"arrangements-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrangements and policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b98f4ce9815\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-10 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arrangements and policies<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>On this page you will find information about the admission arrangements and policies for schools in Devon.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b98f4ce9890\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-signposting clearfix text-dark no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b98f4ce98c5\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\"><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-start border-middle\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-left\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-1\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">About<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-2 text-large\"><p>Local authorities are required to publish co-ordinated admissions schemes for the first entry to schools in their area. That means primary (reception, transfer from infant to junior schools, first to middle schools) and secondary (middle to high schools, primary to secondary schools and secondary to studio schools and university technical colleges).<\/p>\n<p>These arrangements refer solely to state-funded schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"small-12 medium-6 large-6 cell border-middle-end\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-left\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-1\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">Contact us<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-2 text-large\"><p>If you are unsure of any terms or have a question about any aspect of these arrangements, please email <a href=\"mailto:schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk\"> schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk<\/a> and label your email as \u2018Admission Arrangements\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b98f4ce98ef\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-69b98f4cea633\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Arrangements and policies<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/school-admission-policy\/\">School Admission Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Determined arrangements and policies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/admissions-transport-and-relevant-areas-consultation\/\">Admissions consultation<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Consultation took place between 10 November 2025 and 16 January 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-and-college-transport\/education-travel-policy\/\">Education Transport Policy<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Determined policy for 2023 to 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/admissions-relevant-areas\/\">Admissions Relevant Areas<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Details of the area within which admissions consultations take place for Devon schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/free-schools-and-conversion-to-academies-and-foundation-schools\/\">Free schools, and conversions to academies and foundation schools<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Statement about schools that are in the process of converting to academies or to foundation school status.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-6\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/education\/school-admissions\/arrangements-and-policies\/annual-report-on-admissions\/\">Annual report on admissions<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Copies of annual reports by Devon County Council to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-7\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Education\/Children\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?ga=1&amp;id=%2Fsites%2FPublicDocs%2FEducation%2FChildren%2FAdmissions%20Policy%2FAdmissions%20and%20Transport%20policies%20%2D%20LA%2FImpact%20Assessments%2FEducation%20Transport%20Impact%20Assessment%20February%202025%2Epdf&amp;viewid=c7e0493a%2D117b%2D494e%2Db585%2D890e2f5529ba&amp;parent=%2Fsites%2FPublicDocs%2FEducation%2FChildren%2FAdmissions%20Policy%2FAdmissions%20and%20Transport%20policies%20%2D%20LA%2FImpact%20Assessments\" rel=\"noopener\">Equality impact assessment for school admissions and education transport<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Devon\u2019s Education Transport policies describe how the Local Authority (LA) helps children and young people to attend school by providing support to get between home and school. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A consultation on admission arrangements is held between November and January each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1148,"parent":65430,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-66545","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 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