ADMISSIONS 

St Michael’s C of E Academy is a brand new primary school for children aged 2-11. The academy opened in September 2021 for nursery and reception children and will continue to grow in size by one Year Group year-on-year, until we have classes in every Year Group, from nursery through to Year 6.  Our founding children will have the unique opportunity to be the first cohort to start their outstanding education in our Reception year. 

The policies below detail the admission arrangements for our school and should be read in conjunction with the Primary and In Year Co-ordinated Schemes and other agreed policies of Devon Local Authority. All policies and procedures seek to comply with the requirements of the School Admissions Code. 

 How to apply  

Most children join our academy at the normal round, the main intake into school from the start of September in Reception. As a parent, you can apply for a place to the Local Authority- 

https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/admissions   

There are different options for parents of children starting school in Reception. This includes part-time education and deferring or delaying admission until later in the Reception year or, for children with birthdays in the summer term, to the following September. Come and talk to us if you are considering this. 

Do come and talk with us if you are interested in a place in a different year group for any reason.  

  Part time offer for reception children of non compulsory school age.   

We invite parents to visit so that we can discuss the provision on offer to children in our Reception class, how it is tailored to meet the needs of the youngest children, parent concerns, how their needs would be met as they move through the school and school readiness. Children follow the same Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum in Reception as in Nursery and Childminder settings. The Early Years is delivered in a way where learning involves lots of play and exploration rather than formal learning at tables and can be tailored to meet the needs of the individual child.  

 Applications for residents of Torbay are made between 1 November and 15 January for primary schools at; 

 https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/admissions 

If your child lives in another LA, including Cornwall, Dorset, Plymouth, Somerset, and Torbay you should apply through that council. The closing dates are the same nationally.   

For questions about your child joining the school or just about the admissions process in general, please don’t hesitate to contact the school direct or contact Pupil Services on 01803 208908 or by email to pupil.services@torbay.gov.uk 

Torbay Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. This is at TIPS 4 Booklet and TIPS 8 Booklet 

Please also visit other pages on our website, our Twitter and Facebook pages to find out more about our fabulous academy; we work extremely hard to keep everything up to date, sharing all of the fabulous learning that takes place each term. 

Admission Arrangements  

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 The Learning Academy Partnership is the admissions authority for all our academies within the Trust. It has responsibility for the admissions policies and decisions on applications for admission. We have an admissions policy for each academic year and they will be published on this page when they are proposed for consultation and after they have been determined annually. They are written to comply with the School Admissions Code 2022 and School Admissions Appeals Code 2022.   

 The Local Authority  

We take part in the co-ordinated admissions schemes of Devon County Council. Devon County Council publishes information about admissions and its own policies to support the admissions application and appeals process. This is at www.devon.gov.uk/admissions  

Applications can be made online at Torbay Council by using the forms available at  https://www.torbay.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/admissions 

The appeals process is detailed at www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals