We have our Little Acorns @Axminster Primary on site, which provides childcare provision for children from the age of 2 years.
Entry into Reception
Parents will need to complete a Common Application form from the home Local Authority for admission to Primary School. For Devon residents, this is the D-CAF1, available from www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by calling 0345 155 1019.
Entry to Secondary School
Children from Axminster Primary usually transfer to the The Axe Valley Academy, as we are a feeder school, although some children transfer to Colyton Grammar School or The Woodroffe School. We have very close links with The Axe Valley Academy and a full transition programme takes place during Year 6. Parents will need to complete a Common Application form from the local authority for transfer to Secondary School. For Devon residents, this is the D-CAF3, available from http://www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by calling 0345 155 1019.
Please see our Admissions Policies below for full details regarding admissions in year as well as the normal admissions times.
Contact details for individual schools
In Year Admissions
If you are planning to move your child during the year then all applications must be made in line with Devon LA's In Year co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. Further information and application forms are available from the school or the Local Authority admissions team (0345 1551019).
We welcome visits from prospective parents. Please contact the school office to arrange a convenient time.
The Governors will usually accept applications for children to join the school in-year up to the advertised admission limit for the Year Group for that Academic Year. The Devon Fair Access In-Year Protocol may be applied.
The Governors can change the advertised admission limits at any time to reflect changes in circumstances at the school.
All applications received on a particular day will be considered on the next school day. If there are more applications for a year group than there are spaces available, then the applications will be ranked in order of the oversubscription criteria in the Admissions Policy.
A waiting list will be kept by the Local Authority for each Year Group. Waiting lists will be kept in order of the oversubscription criteria in the admissions policy. Places on lists will not be prioritised according to how long a child's name has been on the list.
Admission Appeals
Link to Devon County Council Admissions Appeals Timetable
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2020
The School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 apply to appeals that are submitted by parents on or before 31 January 2021. They amend the timescales and processes referred to in our admissions arrangements. Appeals will not be heard at a face to face meeting. They will be heard by remote access – by video or telephone conference. Where it is not possible for a parent to take part by remote access, the appeal panel may make its decision based on the written information that is submitted. A new deadline for appeals will be at least 28 calendar days from the date of the refusal to admit. Appeals will be heard as soon as possible after they are submitted with parents given at least 14 days’ written notice of an appeal hearing. Parents may not submit additional evidence on the day of the appeal.
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2021
Appeals at the normal round of admissions to Reception will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 14 May 2021. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 16 April 2021, 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.
