Primary Admission Arrangements
The admissions arrangements detailed on this webpage apply to Boringdon Primary School. Westcountry Schools Trust (WesT) are the Admissions Authority.
Plymouth School Admissions Team
All admissions queries: Telephone 01752 307469
Boringdon Primary School follows the Admission Policy of the Westcountry Schools Trust.
All applications are dealt with through a common application form submitted to the Local Authority. The admissions procedure for Plymouth schools is clearly explained in the ‘Starting School in Plymouth’ parents’ guide that is published by Plymouth City Council and can be found on their website at http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions
The admissions arrangements detailed on this webpage apply to Boringdon Primary School. Westcountry Schools Trust (WesT) are the Admissions Authority.
WeST Admissions web page https://www.westst.org.uk/admissions
For children looking to make an in-year admission, further information about application procedures can also be found online on the Plymouth Schools’ Admissions website in the ‘In-Year School Admissions Parents’ guide’.
Information regarding admission arrangements can be found via the links below.
The Trust uses the following criteria for admissions:
At the normal point of entry, where there are fewer applicants than the Planned Admission Number (30 pupils in each year group), all children will be admitted unless they can be offered a higher ranked preference. For in-year admissions where there is space in the school, all children will be admitted unless the school can demonstrate that admission would prejudice provision of efficient education or efficient use of resources.
The website at www.plymouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions has information about applying for a place at the school, school appeals, and the coordinated schemes of admission.
Appeals: In the event that an applicant is denied a place at the school, the parent/carer will have the right of appeal to an independent appeal panel. Information relating to the appeal process can be obtained from Plymouth City Council’s School Admissions Team.
School Appeals: Telephone 01752 398164
Consultation on admission arrangements 2024/2025 has now closed.
All school admission authorities are required to consult on their admission arrangements in accordance with provisions within the School Admissions Code where there is a change to the arrangements or at least once every seven years if there are no changes. It is important to ensure that school admission arrangements meet the needs of all parents and children and consultation is an important part of the process in formulating and setting school admission arrangements. Plymouth Local Authority hosts the consultation arrangements on behalf of Boringdon Primary School and Westcountry Schools Trust.
Consultation on admission arrangements 2025/2026. We will be consulting on our admission arrangements for 2025/2026 through Plymouth City Council. The consultation will be live between Monday 4 December 2023 and Sunday 14 January 2024. If you wish to find out about our policy or make any comment, please visit www.plymouth.gov.uk/admissionconsultation
If you have any questions about your child joining Boringdon Primary School or just about the admissions process in general, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 01752 330424.