Admissions
We are a small school, but we aim to provide places for all children in Rackenford, and also to serve the nearer parts of the surrounding parishes in so far as we have room. Hence we sometimes have children from Knowstone, Stoodleigh, Oakford, Loxbeare or Templeton. We are a Church of England school; this does not affect the right of parents who are not of this faith to apply for a place here. We work to provide education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice, and we ask all parents to respect this ethos and its importance to the school community.
Because we are a voluntary aided school our governing body is the admissions authority and is responsible for our admissions policy. However we work with the Devon Local Authority (LA) to co-ordinate admissions. The LA is also responsible for school transport, and parents who might wish to use the school bus need to check whether they live within the designated area for this school.
Our Planned Admission Number for each year group is 14. Most of our children join the school at the start of their reception year and this Foundation Stage group are part of Class Roe. We also welcome applications for other year groups. At present the school is organised into three classes. As we are a small school, numbers in each year group can vary considerably and organisation has to be flexible. Children aged 7 and under will in any case never be in a class of more than 30.
How to apply
We welcome visits from parents and children to see what we have to offer, but these are not a compulsory part of the applications process. Please ring us on 01884 881 354 if you would like to make an appointment to visit. If you decide to apply for a place here, applications can be made online at https://oneonline.devon.gov.uk/CCSProviderPortal_LIVE/Account/Account/Login. 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
Another form which you may wish to fill in (to apply for a place on religious grounds in case we are oversubscribed) is the Supplementary Information Form, available from the School and to be returned to the School.
For further information, please see our admissions policies below:
School admissions policy for 2026-27: Annual Consultation
Along with all other schools and academies in Devon, we are consulting on an admission policy for 2026-27. The Local Authority is also consulting on its admission arrangements. You are invited to look at the proposed new policies which are based on policies for this year
and next year and to have your say on them.
Our proposed policy is here: 2026/2027 admissions policy
Further information is here: www.devon.gov.uk/ admissionarrangements
The consultation runs until 10 January 2025.
Policies will be determined by the end of February and published in the same places by 15 March next year. You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicymailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing the school admin@rackenford-primary.devon.sch.uk
School admissions policy 2025-2026
This is our determined policy. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
School admissions policy 2024-2025
This is our determined policy. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
2024/2025 Exceptional Needs SIF
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