Admissions Policies
CONSULTATION REGARDING CHANGE OF CATCHMENT AREA FOR UFFCULME SCHOOL
We recently made an application to the Department for Education to expand Uffculme School‘s catchment area to include the catchment of Churchstanton Primary School.
Unfortunately, the Department for Education have decided not to allow us to extend the Uffculme School catchment area this year. Instead, they have asked that we wait until the annual consultation on admissions policies which would be for entry into secondary school in September 2027. Please be assured that this decision does not negatively impact your current priority within the catchment for The Castle School.
ADMISSION APPEALS
We currently employ the services of Somerset Council (for our schools in Somerset) and Devon Council (for our schools in Devon) to process appeals and hold independent Appeals Panels on our behalf. For details about the appeals procedure please contact the Admissions Team for your area.
Devon County Council Admissions Team - School admission appeals Archives – Education and Families
Somerset County Council Admissions Team - Refused a place at your preferred school (somerset.gov.uk)
Privacy Statements
Other Policies
Attendance Policy - named Staff and local procedures can be found on each of our schools websites
Managing Unreasonable Behaviour of Parents, Carers and Visitors
Looked After and Previously Looked After Children Policy - named LAC / PLAC Policies can be found on each of our schools websites
Safeguarding and Child Protection policies - Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and our named Safeguarding Policies can be found on each of our schools websites - Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Supporting Students with Medical Conditions and Children with Health Needs who cannot attend School Policies - Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to promoting the health and welfare of our students and these policies can be found on each of our schools websites.