Admissions Policies
Annual Consultation - Admissions Policies for 2026-27
Along with other schools and academies, we are consulting on our admission policies for 2026-27. The proposed policies for all our schools can be viewed on Devon County Council’s website: www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements The consultation runs from 9 November 2024 until 10 January 2025. The policies will be determined by the end of February and published by 15 March next year. You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing Blackdown Education Partnership at admin@bep.ac . Below is a summary of the changes we are proposing:
Axe Valley Academy
· Expansion of catchment area to include additional addresses in Devon.
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Bishop’s Hull Primary School
· Removing priority for Pupil Premium pupils in the over-subscription criteria.
· Including priority for children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Court Fields School
· Including pupils at IKB and Wellesley Park Primary Schools in the over-subscription criteria.
Cullompton Community College
· Reducing the PAN to 150.
· Removing Exceptional Need from the over-subscription criteria.
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Holyrood Academy, including the Sixth Form
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School
· No changes.
Neroche Primary School
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Orchard Grove Primary School
· No changes.
The Castle School
· Reducing the PAN to 237.
· Including pupils at Bishop’s Hull Primary School in the over-subscription criteria.
Uffculme Primary School
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Uffculme School
· Reducing the PAN to 208.
· Raising the priority of children of staff in the over-subscription criteria.
Wellesley Park Primary School
· No changes.
Privacy Statements
Other Policies
Attendance Policy - named Staff and local procedures can be found on each of our schools websites
Managing Unreasonable Behaviour of those Raising Concerns or Complaints
Safeguarding and Child Protection policies - Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and our named Safeguarding Policies can be found on each of our schools websites - Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Supporting Students with Medical Conditions and Children with Health Needs who cannot attend School Policies - Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to promoting the health and welfare of our students and these policies can be found on each of our schools websites.