Admissions
Whether the admission is a normal round secondary transfer or an in-year admission, all parents must make an application for their child to be admitted to a state-funded school or academy using a Common Application Form from Devon County Council.
If you wish your child to join the College once the academic year has commenced, please contact the appropriate Office after reading the Admission Arrangements document - see link below:
| To join Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 or 9) | Mrs L Stortenbeker | Tel: 01395 255600 |
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| To join Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) | Mrs D Luff | Tel: 01395 255679 |
| To join Sixth Form (Years 12 & 13) | Miss L Perryman | Tel: 01395 255660 |
If you would like more detailed information about admission to secondary school in Devon, including selection and over-subscription criteria and an explanation of the process of applying for a school place, please visit the school admissions pages on Devon County Council’s website or call the Education Helpline on 0345 155 1019.
Come and visit us
If you are interested in your child attending our school, you are welcome to come in and visit us. You can arrange a visit on 01395 264761or by emailing michaela.savage@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk who will be able to discuss admission with you.
Applying to come here
Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application. You can do this by applying to the Local Authority and not direct to the school. A fresh application must be made for children who are not moving on from our Year 11 to Sixth Form education in Year 12 here. Applications for Sixth Form places are made direct to the school. Please see further information on our Sixth Form page.
For the Normal Round intake into school, children are offered places to start in Year 7 at the beginning of the September term. Children who are admitted to a vacancy at any time after this point are called 'In-Year' Admissions.
The Local Authority
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
Applications can be made online at www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by using the forms available at http://devon.cc/applicationforms
The appeals process is detailed at School admission appeals - www.devon.gov.uk/school-appeals
For questions about your child joining the school or just about the admissions process in general, please don’t hesitate to contact the school direct or contact Devon School Admissions Service on 0345 155 1019 or by email to admissions@devon.gov.uk
Important Admissions Information
Devon County Council no longer write to all families inviting applicants to apply.
It is important you make your application by visiting www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by contacting them on 0345 155 1019 to request a hard copy application form.
It is important that if you wish to apply for a place at our school, you complete the application form by midnight on the 31st October. If you have any queries about the admissions process, then please contact the team using the details below.
The Admissions Appeals Timetable 2025
The deadline for submitting appeals allows appellants at least 20 school days to prepare and submit a written appeal. The appeal must then be heard within 40 school days for the normal round and within 30 days for in-year admissions.
Allocation date for the normal round new Year 7 or 10 intake: 3 March 2025
Deadline for appeal forms to be submitted: 22 April 2025
Appeals will be heard within 40 school days, by: 24 June 2025
Where possible, appeals that are submitted after 22 April will be heard by 24 June. If that is not possible, they will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal form being submitted.
In-year appeals can be submitted after a refusal. They will be heard within 30 school days of an appeal being submitted.
Our Admissions Policies
We have an admissions policy for each academic year, with details of how to apply for a place in school from the start of Year 7 to Year 11 and Sixth Form. Policies are written to comply with School Admissions Code 2021 and the School Admissions Appeals Code 2022. We review the school policy annually and may make changes if we feel this would be in the best interests of the school and our community. See our determined policy below.
School admissions policy 2025-26
If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or email schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
School Admissions Policy 2026-27
See our determined policy below. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at the school or email schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.