Children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 will start primary school in September 2023.

Apply online from 1 November 2022 for September 2023 admissions. You must apply by 15 January 2023. If you apply after 15 January your application will be considered as late and may be at a disadvantage.

Important things to remember about securing a place in Primary School:

• Schools are not allowed by law to have more than 30 children in a class per teacher if the children are under 7 years of age, unless there are special circumstances.
• If your child attends a mainstream school nursery this does not guarantee there will be place in the school. The Local Authority has strict rules about allocating school places.
• If you wish to apply for a place at a faith school you will need to complete a supplementary form for your application to be considered on faith grounds (and therefore prioritised above other applications).
• Putting a school as first preference does not guarantee that you will get a place at that school.
• Places at Enhanced provisions within mainstream schools and Special school places are only allocated by the SEN Team via an Education, Health and Care plan (EHCP).
• If your child is currently undergoing an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment it is important not to presume an EHC plan will be the result.

You should complete the Admissions form and put down at least two but preferably three schools. Places are allocated according to the distance from your home to the school. If there are more requests than places, the local authority will use the Oversubscription Criteria. Further information about the application process can be found at Apply for a school place – Torbay Council

If your child is not allocated a place at your preferred school you may be able to appeal.

Appeal against a school place decision – Torbay Council