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Email: reception@christowprimary.org.uk or call: 01647 252542 option 1.

Below you will see our determined admissions policy documents. There is one for each academic year. We consult annually on our policies, between the beginning of November and January.

The next consultation will be for the 2023-24 academic year. Each policy is based on the previous year but there may be changes that we propose from one year to the next. Proposed policies will be published here during their consultation period.

Click here to access the Devon County Admissions page

The Local Authority

Devon County Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. This is at www.devon.gov.uk/admissions

Applications can be made online at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by using the forms available at http://devon.cc/applicationforms

There is an appeals process if an application is refused; this is detailed at www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals

For questions about your child joining the school or just about the admissions process in general, please don’t hesitate to contact the school direct or contact Devon School Admissions Service on 0345 155 1019 or by email to admissions@devon.gov.uk.

Our Admissions Policies

You can find our admissions policies below – we review the school policy annually and may make changes if we feel this would be in the best interests of the school and our community.

Each academic year has its own policy document, with details about how to apply for a place in school from the start of Reception through to Year 6.

School admissions policy 2024-25

This is our determined policy. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

You can view this policy http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy

School admissions policy 2025-26

This is our determined policy.  If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

You can view this policy http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy

School admissions policy 2026-27

This is our determined policy.  If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

You can view this policy http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy

Objections can be made up to 15 May 2025 to the Office of the Schools’ Adjudicator.

School admissions policy 2027-28

We will consult on an admissions policy between November 2025 and 9 January 2026. If you have any comments regarding the policy we propose, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

From November, you can view this policy http://devon.cc/schoolpolicy

After the consultation, we will determine the policy at a meeting of the admissions authority held before the end of February 2026. Once determined, the policy will be updated online by 15 March 2026.

Objections can be made up to 15 May 2026 to the Office of the Schools’ Adjudicator.

The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2026

The deadline for submitting appeals allows appellants at least 20 school days to prepare and submit a written appeal. The appeal must then be heard within 40 school days for the normal round and within 30 days for in-year admissions.

Allocation date for the normal round Reception: 16 April 2025

Deadline for appeal forms to be submitted: 31 May 2025

Appeals will be heard within 40 school days, by: 25 July 2025

Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 31 May will be heard by 25 July. If that is not possible, they will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being submitted.

In-year appeals can be submitted after a refusal. They will be heard within 30 school days of an appeal being submitted.

Education Welfare Service
Telephone contact through My Devon on 0845 155 1019

Education Inclusion Service

Education Transport Team
Telephone contact through My Devon on 0845 155 1019

www.devon.gov.uk/school_transport

The Department for Education (DfE) Telephone 0870 000 2288
www.education.gov.uk