Admission procedures
Applicants for a place at the College are required to complete a College preliminary application form obtainable from the school or at the Open Evening in mid September or from this website.
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Normally the procedures for admission to Year 7 begin in the previous September. The deadline for all completed, valid applications is the Friday preceding the start of the Autumn half term. Parents are then informed by letter from the Local Authority (LA) of the decision of the Governors (the Admitting Authority) regarding the offer of a place by the 1st March preceding the date of Admission (for Year 7). A written acceptance is required by return.
Should a parent/legal guardian wish to appeal a decision to refuse admission there is a statutory 15 working days to do so, in writing, stating the basis upon which the appeal is being made. The 'Student Review' committee of the Governors hears all appeals and communicates a decision in writing to the parent/guardian. A final appeal can be made to a further Appeals committee chaired independently.
The Governors always seek to work in cooperation with other Admission Authorities in allocating school places.
At present these include Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall LAs.
The College is usually oversubscribed. In September 2007 128 students were admitted to Year 7.
The independent appeal committee heard two appeals. One was upheld and one was not.