School admission arrangements consultation

Posted on 7 November 2024 in News and updates

Devon’s annual consultation on School Admission Arrangements 2026-27 will be open from 9 November and will close on Friday 10 January 2025. It includes the Education Transport Policy for 2026-29 and the Admissions Relevant Areas for 2027-29.

Details of the consultation are at :Admissions, transport and relevant areas consultation – Education and Families

Comments in response are invited from interested parties. Responses must be submitted either by email to: schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or in writing to: School Admissions Consultation, Devon County Council, Room L60, County Hall, Exeter EX2 4QG by Friday 5 January 2024.

All responses will be shared with schools and considered. A report will be presented to Devon County Council’s Cabinet meeting on Friday 7 February 2025 for determination including the individual admission policies for community and voluntary controlled schools.

The key dates for the consultation are:

  • Devon LA consultation ends 10 January 2025
  • Admission arrangements to be determined by 28 February 2025
  • Admission arrangements to be published 15 March 2025
  • Deadline for formal objections to the School Adjudicator 15 May 2025

The consultation includes the co-ordinated admissions schemes for the LA and individual school policies for all state-funded, mainstream schools within Devon and several academies in neighbouring LA areas.

A list of all schools, their proposed published admission number and the changes that are proposed is available here: Education and skills websites – List of Devon schools and Published Admission Numbers – All Documents

The LA co-ordinated admissions schemes and Fair Access Protocol are published at: Education and skills websites – Admissions and Transport policies – LA – All Documents

School admissions policy documents are published at: Education and skills websites – Admissions policies for individual schools – All Documents

The catchment areas for schools are published here: School designated (catchment) areas – Education and Families