Admissions

As we are part of a Trust, our Admissions Body is Uffculme Academy Trust

Applications for Year 6
into Year 7:

 

Applications to Holyrood Academy for Year 6 into Year 7 should be made through Somerset County Council School Admissions Department (t: 0300 123 2224) and will be considered in accordance with the arrangements set out in the Academy Admissions Policy below.

Applications for All Other Years:

 

Applications for any other years (known as 'In Year') should be made directly to the Academy using the application form below. Please note that the Academy will require proof of address for all applications, ie copy of mortgage statement, letting agreement or utility bill/bank statement in the name of the main applicant.

Please download here the general information and guidance notes to support completion of the student information form.

Appeals timetable for cyclical admissions:

 

• The deadline for lodging appeals is 20 working Academy days from the date of notification. Appeals hearings will be heard within 30 working Academy days of the appeal being lodged. Additional evidence must be submitted within 10 working Academy days of lodging an appeal. Appellants will be given at least 10 working Academy days notice of the appeal hearing arrangements. A letter setting out the decision will be sent by first class post within 5 working Academy days of the hearing.

• For applications to Holyrood Sixth Form the appeals will not be heard before confirmation of the exam results on which the offer of a place depends. The appeals procedure for Holyrood Sixth Form is the same as Holyrood Academy.

• Appellants do not have the right to a second appeal for admission in the same academic year or if they have been offered a place in another year group at the Academy.

In-Year Application Form - Years 7-11

 

Admissions Policy 2023/2024

 

Full details of our admission arrangements for the Academic Year 2023-24 can be found on our Policy page.

Sixth Form Application

 

Applications for our Sixth Form can be made HERE.

Admissions Policy for 2025-26: Annual Consultation

 

Along with all other schools, we are consulting on an admission policy for 2025-26. Devon County Council who oversees our cyclical admissions is also consulting on its admission arrangements. You are invited to look at the proposals which are based on policies for this year and next year and have your say.

Our proposed policy is on our admission page can be found HERE or our Sixth Form admissions Policy which can be found HERE.
You can see all the policies that Devon is consulting on HERE.. Further information is HERE.

The consultation runs until 12 January 2024. Policies will be determined by the end of February and published in the same places by 15 March next year. You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing the school.