Admissions
Primary School (Reception class) application deadline: 15th January 2023
We have some places available in our Reception class for September 2023. If you have a child born between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019, then do not delay in making an application to Chagford Church of England Primary School. Please pass on this message to parents you know. You can apply online at www.devon.gov.uk/admissiononline or if you have any access issues, please call the Education Helpline on 0345 1551019 or email [email protected]. |
You can read our Admissions policies and over-subscription criteria here:
2023 Chagford CE Primary School Admissions Policy PROPOSED Admissions policy for 2024 |
Thank you for considering Chagford CE Primary School for your child! We hope you have also had the opportunity to look around our website We welcome pupils from two to 11 years old, and invite parents and pupils to visit our school. All school admissions and applications are handled by Devon County Council and you can find out more information at www.devon.gov.uk/admissions. The following links and resources are designed to help you navigate your way to applying for a place for your child, whether for a September start or in year applications. The Devon Citizens Portal allows parents and carers of children, to make applications for school places (including in-year admissions), two year old funding and free school meals.
We currently have 153 children on roll, 18 of these are pre school children.
We are always happy to show prospective parents around the school - just phone reception and make an appointment. Whenever possible, these tours are led by our Principal, Emma Goodwin
We currently have 153 children on roll, 18 of these are pre school children.
We are always happy to show prospective parents around the school - just phone reception and make an appointment. Whenever possible, these tours are led by our Principal, Emma Goodwin
Devon Admissions Guidance pages
- School Admissions
- Apply for a Primary Place and The ‘Step by Step’ booklet Step by Step
- Primary Admission (Paper) Form DCAF1: http://www.devon.gov.uk/admissions-dcaf1.pdf
- Application for In year Admission: Devon Citizens Portal
All new pupils are required to complete a standard Data Collection form which can be downloaded below.
Come and visit us
If you are interested in your child joining the school/college/academy, please contact us to discuss what we have to offer and to arrange a visit if you can.
Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application. A fresh application must be made for children who not moving on from our Year 6 to Year 7 / Year 11 to Post-16 education in Year 12 here.
How to apply
Most children join our school/college/academy at the normal round, the main intake into school from the start of September in Reception / Year 3 / Year 7 / Year 10. As a parent, you can apply for a place to the Local Authority.
There are different options for parents of children starting school in Reception. This includes part-time education and deferring or delaying admission until later in the Reception year or, for children with birthdays in the summer term, to the following September. Come and talk to us if you are considering this..
Do come and talk with us if you are interested in a place in a different year group for any reason.
Applications for residents of Devon are made between 15 November and 15 January for primary schools at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline.
If your child lives in another LA, including Cornwall, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset, and Torbay you should apply through that council. The closing dates are the same nationally.
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 [email protected] Devon publishes guides to the admissions process: the Step by Step Guide and the In-Year Guide at http://devon.cc/prospectus
If you are interested in your child joining the school in-year (once the academic year has started), you can apply for a place through Devon County Council at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline
Applications for transfer into Years 12 and 13 are made direct to our sixth form, either by a parent or the young person themselves. Our application form is below. We have a closing date for the main intake into Year 12 although applications can still be made afterwards. There is further information on our sixth form / Post-16 page.
There is a right of appeal and to a place on a waiting list for places where an application is refused.
Admission Arrangements
The Local Authority
We take part in the co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council. 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
The appeals process is detailed at www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals
Our Admissions Policies
You can find our admissions policies at the top of this page - 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 Year X through to Year Y.
School admissions policy 2023-24
See our determined policy below. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or [email protected].
Amendments?
School admissions policy 2024-25
See the policy below. This will be open for comment during a public consultation for all policies in Devon between 1 November 2022 and 6 January 2023 at www.devon.gov.uk/admissioarrangements If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or [email protected].
Proposed changes from the policy for 2023 are highlighted in red text.
The policy will be determined by our admissions authority before the end of February and published here by 15 March 2023.
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2024
Appeals at the normal round of admissions will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 31 May 2024. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 16 April 2024, they will be heard within that 40-day period or, if that is not possible, within 30 days of the appeal being lodged. In-year admission appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals at the normal round of admissions will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 31 March 2024. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 1 March 2023, they will be heard within that 40-day period or, if that is not possible, within 30 days of the appeal being lodged. In-year admission appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
For Post 16, appeals will be heard within the same 40-day period; where a place would have been conditional upon exam results, appeals must be heard within 30 school days of confirmation of those results.
If you are interested in your child joining the school/college/academy, please contact us to discuss what we have to offer and to arrange a visit if you can.
Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application. A fresh application must be made for children who not moving on from our Year 6 to Year 7 / Year 11 to Post-16 education in Year 12 here.
How to apply
Most children join our school/college/academy at the normal round, the main intake into school from the start of September in Reception / Year 3 / Year 7 / Year 10. As a parent, you can apply for a place to the Local Authority.
There are different options for parents of children starting school in Reception. This includes part-time education and deferring or delaying admission until later in the Reception year or, for children with birthdays in the summer term, to the following September. Come and talk to us if you are considering this..
Do come and talk with us if you are interested in a place in a different year group for any reason.
Applications for residents of Devon are made between 15 November and 15 January for primary schools at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline.
If your child lives in another LA, including Cornwall, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset, and Torbay you should apply through that council. The closing dates are the same nationally.
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 [email protected] Devon publishes guides to the admissions process: the Step by Step Guide and the In-Year Guide at http://devon.cc/prospectus
If you are interested in your child joining the school in-year (once the academic year has started), you can apply for a place through Devon County Council at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline
Applications for transfer into Years 12 and 13 are made direct to our sixth form, either by a parent or the young person themselves. Our application form is below. We have a closing date for the main intake into Year 12 although applications can still be made afterwards. There is further information on our sixth form / Post-16 page.
There is a right of appeal and to a place on a waiting list for places where an application is refused.
Admission Arrangements
- Parent Privacy Notice
- Student Privacy Notice
The Local Authority
We take part in the co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council. 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
The appeals process is detailed at www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals
Our Admissions Policies
You can find our admissions policies at the top of this page - 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 Year X through to Year Y.
School admissions policy 2023-24
See our determined policy below. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or [email protected].
Amendments?
School admissions policy 2024-25
See the policy below. This will be open for comment during a public consultation for all policies in Devon between 1 November 2022 and 6 January 2023 at www.devon.gov.uk/admissioarrangements If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or [email protected].
Proposed changes from the policy for 2023 are highlighted in red text.
The policy will be determined by our admissions authority before the end of February and published here by 15 March 2023.
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2024
Appeals at the normal round of admissions will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 31 May 2024. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 16 April 2024, they will be heard within that 40-day period or, if that is not possible, within 30 days of the appeal being lodged. In-year admission appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals at the normal round of admissions will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 31 March 2024. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 1 March 2023, they will be heard within that 40-day period or, if that is not possible, within 30 days of the appeal being lodged. In-year admission appeals must be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
For Post 16, appeals will be heard within the same 40-day period; where a place would have been conditional upon exam results, appeals must be heard within 30 school days of confirmation of those results.