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Determined admission arrangements

Plymouth City Council is the admission authority for all Plymouth community and voluntary controlled nurseries and primary schools.

Academies, Foundation, Free, Trust or Voluntary Aided schools aren't under the control of the Council. The admission authority for these schools will be either the Board of Governors of the school or the Multi Academy Trust (MAT).

Admission authorities set admission arrangements every year. The admission authority will consult on any proposed changes to the admission arrangements. If there are no changes, the admission arrangements must be consulted on at least every 7 years.

Many schools will have more applicants than places. The admission criteria used to allocate places when a school is oversubscribed should be fair, clear, and objective. Schools must comply with all statutory requirements and the mandatory requirements of the School Admissions Code.

All admission authorities must determine their admission arrangements for the 2025/2026 school year by 28 February 2024. The admission authority must display the admission arrangements on their website for the whole offer year. Links to individual school websites are available on GOV.UK.

Objecting

If you think any admission arrangements are unlawful, or not in compliance with the School Admissions Code or law relating to admissions, you can make an objection to the Schools Adjudicator.

When you can object

All admission authorities must determine their admission arrangements for the 2025/2026 school year by 28 February 2024. Links to individual school websites are available on GOV.UK.

You should object as early as possible. Any delays up to the deadline will affect the decision date. If you miss the deadline, the adjudicator may still consider the objection - but only if there's good reason for not sending it earlier.

What happens after you object

The schools adjudicator will consider all evidence provided to them before reaching an independent decision within the law.

Once made, a 'determination' will be published on their website. The determination will contain the decision and the reasons behind that decision.

Published admission numbers

The published admission number (PAN) is the number for every normal point of entry year group into which pupils can be admitted, including Year 12 (when there is a sixth form). The admission number is the maximum number of pupils that the admission authority will admit to each year group.

The 2024 to 2025 published admission numbers for the majority of schools in Plymouth will remain the same as those used for 2023 to 2024.

Agreed admission arrangements

Local in-year coordinated scheme

Primary coordinated scheme

Secondary coordinated scheme

Secondary schools

School Admission arrangements
All Saints C of E Academy  Plymouth All Saints Academy
Coombe Dean School Coombe Dean School
Devonport High School for Boys Devonport High School For Boys
Devonport High School for Girls Devonport High School for Girls
Eggbuckland School | Eggbuckland Community College
Hele's School Hele's School
Lipson Co-operative Academy Lipson The Co-operative Academy
Marine Academy Plymouth Marine Academy Plymouth
Notre Dame R/C School  Notre Dame Plymouth • Catholic Comprehensive School for Girls
Plympton Academy Plympton Academy
Plymstock School  Plymstock School
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth High School for Girls
St Boniface's Roman Catholic College  St Boniface's Catholic College
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Sir John Hunt
Stoke Damerel Community College Stoke Damerel Community College
Tor Bridge High Tor Bridge High
UTC Plymouth UTC Plymouth

All through schools

School Website
Millbay Academy Millbay Academy

Key stage 4 schools

School Website
Scott Medical and Healthcare College Scott Medical & Healthcare College

Primary Schools

School Website or admission arrangements
Austin Farm Academy Austin Farm Academy
Beechwood  Primary Academy Beechwood Primary Academy
Boringdon Primary School Boringdon Primary School
Chaddlewood Primary School Welcome to Chaddlewood Primary School
College Road Primary School  Home | College Road Primary School
Drake Primary Academy Drake Primary School
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Eggbuckland Vale Primary School
Elburton Primary School Elburton Primary School
Ernesettle Community School Ofsted Outstanding School
Ford Primary School Ford Primary School
Glen Park Primary School Glen Park Primary School
Goosewell Primary Academy Goosewell Primary Academy
High Street Primary Academy High Street Primary Academy
High View Primary School High View School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Welcome to Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Hooe Primary Academy Hooe Primary Academy
Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School Keyham Barton Catholic Primary School
Knowle Primary School Knowle Primary School
Leigham Primary School Leigham Primary School
Manadon Vale Primary School Manadon Vale Primary School
Marine Academy Primary Marine Academy Plymouth
Marlborough Primary Academy Marlborough Primary Academy
Mayflower Community Academy and Nursery Mayflower Community Academy
Montpelier Primary School Welcome to Montpelier Primary School
Morice Town Primary Academy Morice Town Primary Academy
Morley Meadow Primary School  Morley Meadow Primary School
Mount Street Primary School Mount Street Primary and Nursery School
Mount Wise Community Primary School Mount Wise Community Primary School
Oakwood Primary Academy Oakwood Primary Academy
Oreston Community Academy Oreston Community Academy
Pilgrim Primary Academy Pilgrim Primary School
Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School Plaistow Hill Infant and Nursery School
Plympton St Maurice Primary School Plympton St Maurice Primary School
Pomphlett Primary School Pomphlett Primary School
Prince Rock Primary School Prince Rock Primary School
Riverside Community Primary School Riverside Community Primary School
St Andrew's CE Primary School St Andrews CE Primary School
St Edward's CE Primary School St Edward's CofE Primary School
St Budeaux CE Primary Academy St Budeaux Foundation CofE School
St George's CE Primary Academy  St George's Church of England Primary Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Matthew's CE Primary and Nursery Academy St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
St Paul's Catholic Primary School St Paul's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's CE Primary School St Peter's CE Primary School Plymouth
St Peter's RC Primary School St Peter's RC Primary School
Salisbury Road Primary School Salisbury Road Primary School
Shakespeare Primary School Shakespeare Primary School
Stoke Damerel Primary School Stoke Damerel Primary School
Stuart Road Primary School Stuart Road Primary Academy
The Cathedral School of St Mary The Cathedral School
Thornbury Primary School Thornbury Primary School
Tor Bridge Primary School Tor Bridge Primary School
Victoria Road Primary School Victoria Road Primary School
Weston Mill Community Primary Academy Weston Mill Community Primary Academy
Whitleigh Community Primary School Whitleigh Community Primary School
Widewell Primary Academy Widewell Primary School
Widey Court Primary School Widey Court Primary School
Woodfield Primary School Woodfield Primary School
Woodford Primary School Woodford Primary School

Community and voluntary controlled Primary schools

  • Compton CE Primary School
  • Laira Green Primary School
  • Lipson Vale Primary School
  • Mary Dean's CE primary school
  • Pennycross Primary School
  • Yealmpstone Farm Primary School

Junior schools

School Website
Hyde Park Junior School Hyde Park Junior School
Old Priory Junior Academy Old Priory Junior Academy

Infant schools

School Website
Hyde Park Infant School Hyde Park Infant School
Plympton St Mary's CE Infant School Plympton St Mary CofE VA Infant School

Nursery Schools