The legal basis for the consultation
The consultation on school admission arrangements for the 2026/2027 academic year will start on Monday 2 December 2024.
Admission authorities must set (determine) admission arrangements annually. Where changes are proposed to admission arrangements, the admission authority must first publicly consult on those arrangements. If no changes are made to admission arrangements, they must be consulted on at least every seven years. Consultation must be for a minimum of six weeks and must take place between 1 October and 31 January of the year before those arrangements are to apply. For example, for arrangements which are to apply to applications in 2024 (entry in September 2025), consultation must be completed by 31 January 2024. This consultation period allows parents, other schools, religious authorities and the local community to raise any concerns about proposed admission arrangements.
We're consulting all stakeholders on the proposed admission arrangements for admission arrangements for 2026/2027. Amongst others, we will be consulting with:
- All maintained schools in Plymouth
- Pre-schools in Plymouth
- Parents
- Local community groups
- Neighbouring local authorities
- Schools in neighbouring areas
- Church of England (CE) and Roman Catholic (RC) Diocesan Directors of Education
- City Councillors and Members of Parliament
- Trade unions
- Relevant Trusts and Associations
The consultation is based on the Department for Education (DfE) School Admissions Code. Current admission arrangements for Plymouth maintained schools are published on the website at: Agreed Admission Arrangements
The admission arrangements within this consultation have been based on the School Admissions Code 2021 and the School Admission Appeals Code 2012.
What is included in the consultation?
We are consulting on the coordinated admission scheme arrangements for the 2026/2027 academic year during this current consultation process. We are also consulting on the admission arrangements for 2026/2027 for all community schools along with voluntary controlled nurseries:
Primary
- Compton Church of England Primary School
- Laira Green Primary School
- Lipson Vale Primary School
- Pennycross Primary School
- Yealmpstone Farm Primary School
and on behalf of the following own admission authority schools:
Primary
- Austin Primary Academy
- Beechwood Primary Academy
- Boringdon Primary Academy
- Chaddlewood Primary School
- College Road Primary School
- Drake Primary Academy
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School
- Elburton Primary School
- Ernesettle Primary School
- Ford Primary School
- Glen Park Primary School
- Goosewell Primary School
- High Street Primary School
- High View Primary School
- Hooe Primary School
- Hyde Park Infant School
- Knowle Primary School
- Leigham Primary School
- Manadon Vale Primary School
- Marlborough Primary School
- Mayflower Community Academy and Nursery
- Morice Town Primary School
- Morley Meadow Primary School
- Mount Street Primary School
- Mount Wise Community Primary School
- Oakwood Primary Academy
- Oreston Community Primary School
- Pilgrim Primary Academy
- Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
- Plympton St Maurice Primary School
- Pomphlett Primary School
- Prince Rock Primary School
- Riverside Community Primary School
- Salisbury Road Primary School
- Shakespeare Primary School
- St Andrew’s CE Primary School
- Stoke Damerel Primary School
- Stuart Road Primary School
- Thornbury Primary School
- Tor Bridge Primary School
- Victoria Road Primary School
- Weston Mill Primary Academy
- Widewell Primary Academy
- Widey Court Primary School
- Woodfield Primary School
- Woodford Primary School
Junior
- Hyde Park Junior School
Secondary
- Coombe Dean School
- Devonport High School for Girls
- Eggbuckland Community College
- Hele’s School
- Millbay Academy
- Plymouth High School for Girls
- Plympton Academy
- Plymstock School
- Sir John Hunt Community Sports College
- UTC Plymouth
Plymouth schools not included in this consultation
The following own admission authority schools aren't taking part in the consultation hosted by Plymouth local authority but may still be consulting on their admission arrangements. Please refer to the individual schools website for further details:
Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
- Marine Academy Primary
- Mary Dean's Church of England Primary School
- Montpelier Primary Academy
- Plympton St Mary's CE Infant School
- St Budeaux CE Primary School
- St Edward's CE Primary School
- St George's Primary Academy
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Matthew's CE Primary and Nursery Academy
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School
- St Peter's CE Primary School
- St Peter's RC Primary School
- The Cathedral School of St Mary's
- Whitleigh Primary School
Junior
- Old Priory Junior School
Secondary
- All Saints Academy Plymouth
- Devonport High School for Boys
- Lipson Co-operative Academy
- Marine Academy Plymouth
- Notre Dame RD School
- Tor Bridge High
- St Boniface's Roman Catholic College
- Stoke Damerel Community College
Key stage 4
- Scott Medical and Healthcare College
What happens after the consultation ends?
Having taken into account any responses to the consultation, admission authorities must set their arrangements by 28 February 2025 and then, within 14 days, notify those they consulted of the new arrangements. In setting their admission arrangements, authorities must 'act in accordance with the School Admissions and Appeals Codes (Education and Inspections Act 2006). Once set, objections to arrangements can be made to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.
Once the admission arrangements have been formally determined, objections to the admission arrangements can be made to the Schools Adjudicator who will consider whether the arrangements do not or may not comply with the mandatory requirements of this Code or the law. Objections should be submitted by 15 May 2025.
Information about making an objection is available from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator. Once arrangements have been made, they will be published on our agreed admission arrangements page.