The Local Authority provide all Year 6 students with a booklet entitled "The Next Step". This includes application forms and processes for parents to apply to Plymouth Secondary Schools. You can find out more about the Local Authority's invovlement in school placements by visiting their website:
www.plymouth.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions
Or contacting them:
Secondary School Admissions Team
Dept. for Lifelong Learning
Plymouth City Council
Civic Centre
Plymouth
PL1 2AA
Phone: 01752 307469
Email: secondary.admissions@plymouth.gov.uk
Fax: 01752 307403