St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust is the admissions authority for our school. It has responsibility for the admissions policies and decisions on applications for admission. We have an admissions policy for each academic year and they will be published on this page when they are proposed for consultation and after they have been determined annually. Policies are written to comply with the School Admissions Code 2021 and School Admissions Appeals Code 2022. We take part in the normal round and the in-year co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council.
If you are interested in your child attending our school, you are welcome to come in and visit us. You can arrange a visit on
01803 329131 ASB.admin@stcmat.org
Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application. You can do this by applying to the Local Authority (see below).
If your child is due to start Reception (Foundation Stage) children are offered places to start in Reception at the beginning of the September term after their fourth birthday, even if they intend to defer admission until later in the academic year.
Torbay Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. Applications can be made via the link below or by using the forms available by calling the LA.
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 Torbay School Admissions Service on 01803 208908 or by email to pupil.services@torbay.gov.uk
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.
This is our determined policy. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or email schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
2024 Determined Admissions Policy
This is our determined policy. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or email schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
2025 Determined Admissions Policy
We will consult on this admissions policy between November 2024 and 10 January 2025. If you have any comments regarding the policy we propose, you can contact us at the school or email schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
After the consultation, we will determine the policy at a meeting of the admissions authority held before the end of February 2025. Once determined, the policy will be updated online by 15 March 2025.
Objections can be made up to 15 May 2025 to the Office of the Schools' Adjudicator.
2026 Admissions Policy for Consultation
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.
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.
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.
Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 31 May will be heard by 24 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.