Admissions

Willand School is a Community school. Devon County Council is the admissions authority, responsible for the admissions policies and decisions on applications for admission. We have an admissions policy for each academic year. They are written to comply with the School Admissions Code and School Admissions Appeals Code. We take part in the co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council.

Admission to our school is co-ordinated by Devon County Council and your application can easily be completed online through the Devon Citizens Portal.

In the autumn term each year we hold an Open Afternoon when parents, whose children are due to start in the following September in the Reception class, are invited to look around the school. This gives you an opportunity to see the various classes being taught.

If you are unable to attend the Open Afternoon, you are welcome to come in and visit us. You can arrange a visit by telephone on 01884 820367 or by emailing office@willand.devon.sch.uk.

If you are moving to the area and wish to apply for a place at Willand School, please contact us and we would be delighted to arrange a visit to show you and your child around the school. Your application for a place will again be administered by the Admissions Team at Devon County Council.

Once you decide you would like a place in Reception or at any other time after this, you must make a formal application. You can do this by applying to the Local Authority and not directly to the school.

For the Normal Round intake into school, children are offered places to start in Reception at the beginning of the September term after their fourth birthday. Children who are admitted to a vacancy at any time after this point are called ‘In-Year’ Admissions.

The Local Authority

Devon County Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. This can be found at www.devon.gov.uk/admissions

Applications can be made online at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline by using the forms available at http://devon.cc/applicationforms

The appeals process 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 do not hesitate to contact the school direct on (telephone 01884 820367) or contact Devon School Admissions Service on 0345 155 1019 or by email to admissions@devon.gov.uk.

When your child is ready to transfer to secondary school, their application can also be made online on the Devon County Council Admissions website.