First Federation Trust
Thinking of joining Brixington?
We are always happy to show prospective families around our school, and are usually able to accommodate visits during the day or in the evening. Please telephone the office to make am appointment.
Our Admissions policies:
The Admissions policies for pupils' admissions during the academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25 can be found below. They are for admissions to the foundation year (also known as reception or F2 base of our Foundation Stage Unit) onwards and include a timetable for appeals.
The following amendments were made in August 2021 to the determined policy for 2022-23 to comply with the revised School Admissions Code 2021: priority for children adopted from state care outside England was added to oversubscription criterion 1; wording added to reflect that decisions on in-year admissions must be sent to a parent within 15 school days; provision added for Hard to Place children; advice added regarding applications for overseas children.
How to apply for a school place in Devon:
More information about admissions to schools in Devon can be found on Devon County Council website by clicking on the following links:
Consultation on admissions arrangements for 2025-26
We are taking part in the annual consultation on admissions policies for 2025-26, which is run by Devon County Council. This consultation can be found here.
We are not proposing to make any significant changes to the admissions policy for this school.
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2024
Appeals at the normal round of admissions will be heard within 40 school days of the deadline for lodging appeals on 31 May 2024. Where the application was not made in time for a decision to be made on 16 April 2024, 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.
Admissions of pre-school age children to our Foundation Stage Unit (F1 base):
Please click on the Nursery section of this website for our Nursery Admissions Policy for the admission of pre-school age children to the F1 base of our Foundation Stage Unit, and our Nursery Charging Policy for F1 children.
If you would like any further information please contact the school office. To apply for a place in our Nursery please use the application form in the Nursery section of the website.