Visit us
If you are interested in your child joining the school, please contact us to discuss what we have to offer and to arrange a visit.
Mrs Karla Spiller, the school secretary at the school 01208 73218 or email secretary@st-marys-bod.cornwall.sch.uk
Once you decide you would like a place you must make a formal application through the Cornwall admissions area online. Below is the link to the online form.
How to apply
Most children join our school at the normal round, the main intake into school from the start of September in Reception . As a parent, you can apply for a place to the Local Authority. There are different options for parents of children starting school in Reception. This includes part-time education and deferring or delaying admission until later in the Reception year or, for children with birthdays in the summer term, to the following September. Come and talk to us if you are considering this. Do come and talk with us if you are interested in a place in a different year group for any reason.
For questions about your child joining the school or the admissions process in general, please do not hesitate to contact the school direct or contact Plymouth CAST by email to Rose Colpus-Fricker (Chief Operating Officer) admin@plymouthcast.org.uk
If you are interested in your child joining the school in-year (once the academic year has started), you can apply for a place through the relevant Local Authority. Our application form is below.
There is a right of appeal and to a place on a waiting list for places where an application is refused.
Admission Arrangements
Plymouth CAST is the admissions authority for our school. It has responsibility for the admissions policies and decisions on applications for admission. We have an admissions policy for each academic year, and they will be published on this page when they are proposed for consultation and after they have been determined annually. They are written to comply with the School Admissions Code 2021 and School Admissions Appeals Code 2022.
Our Admissions Policies
You can find our admissions policies below - 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. Each academic year has its own policy document, with details about how to apply for a place in school.
School admissions policy 2024-25
See our determined policy below. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at admin@plymouthcast.org.uk
School admissions policy 2025-26
See our determined policy below. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at admin@plymouthcast.org.uk
School admissions policy 2026-27
See the policy below. This will be open for comment during a public consultation between 16 December 2024 and 31 January 2025. If you have any comments regarding the policy, you can contact us at admin@plymouthcast.org.uk
We are proposing to amend the oversubscription criteria for the school.
The policy will be determined by our admissions authority before the end of February and published here by 15 March 2025.