Matford Brook Academy

Other schools in this trust

• Cranbrook Education Campus
• Exwick Heights Primary School
• Honiton Community College
• Isca
• Queen Elizabeth’s
• Sidmouth College
• St James School
• St Luke’s Church of England School
• West Exe School
• Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
• Whipton Barton Junior School

Admissions details

Document(s)

• Admissions Policy
• Supplementary Information Form

• Oversubscription Criteria 2023-24
  Please refer to the full policy for definitions.

  1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
  2. Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
  3. Priority will next be given to those eligible for Pupil Premium.
  4. Priority will next be given to children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.
  5. Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been recruited to fill a vacancy for which there is a skills shortage.
  6. Priority will next be given to other children.

• Oversubscription Criteria 2024-25
  Please refer to the full policy for definitions.  

  1. Looked after children and children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to adoption, a child arrangements order, or special guardianship order including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
  2. Priority will next be given to children based on their exceptional medical or social needs or those of their parents.
  3. Priority will next be given to children living within the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school. 
  4. Priority will next be given to other children living within the catchment area.
  5. Priority will next be given to children living outside the catchment area, who are siblings of pupils on roll at this school.
  6. Priority will next be given to children of members of staff who have been employed at this school for more than two years or recruited within the past two years to fill a vacancy for which there was a skills shortage. 
  7. Priority will next be given to other children.

• Open day information Autumn 2023
  Please contact the school office for details of open mornings / evenings.

• Admissions notes
  The PAN for 2023 was reduced from 150 to 64 in Year 7 and the reception intake was withdrawn.  

  This school opens in September 2023. As the school opens fully, pupils will be taught in the following Year Groups
  2023-24	Year 7
  2024-25	Reception and Years 7 to 8
  2025-26	Reception to Year 1 and Years 7 to 9
  2026-27	Reception to Year 2 and Years 7 to 10
  2027-28	Reception to Year 3 and Years 7 to 11
  2028-29	Reception to Year 4 and Years 7 to 11
  2029-30 onwards	Reception to Year 5 and Years 7 to 11
  2030-31 onwards	Reception to Year 6 and Years 7 to 11
  2031-32 onwards	Our Year 6 pupils will move up to Year 7 or transfer to another secondary school

Term dates

Currently no published term dates for this school.

• 2024 / 2025 Academic Year

  Currently no published term dates for this school year.

• 2023 / 2024 Academic Year

  Currently no published term dates for this school year.

Early Years