Applications to Year 7 at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College are co-ordinated by Plymouth City Council (PCC).
Applications for admission to Year 7 must be made in October of the year before admission to the child’s home local authority on their Common Application Form, naming Sir John Hunt Community Sports College as a preference on the form.
Applications must be made by the parent. Parent refers to the person with ‘parental responsibility’ for the child or the child’s designated carer. Where the applicant is not the natural birth parent, this should be indicated on the application form.
Applications may be made online for Year 7 places here where comprehensive information about the admissions and application process is available. Applications for secondary school places must be made no later than 31 October.
If you are resident outside of Plymouth, you should apply through your own local authority.
For any questions or support please contact by email: sjhinyearadmission@sjhcsc.co.uk
Please click on the link below to be dirceted to Plymouth City Councils Year 7 Secondary admissions page.
To apply for a place at Sir John Hunt Community Sports College other than at the specified dates of entry, parents should contact the College to obtain the In-Year Admission Form (or it can be downloaded below). The In-Year Admission Form should be completed and returned directly to the College.
Where there are more applicants than places available, the College will maintain a waiting list according to the over-subscription criteria detailed in the school’s admission arrangements without regard to the date the application was received or when a child’s name was added to the waiting list.
Positions on the waiting lists may go down as well as up. This is because other children might be added to the waiting list who have a greater priority for a place against the school’s admission criteria; for example, when new families move into the area or when other families who had not previously named Sir John Hunt as a preference, ask to go on the waiting list after the initial allocations date.
For any questions or support please contact by email: sjhinyearadmission@sjhcsc.co.uk
If you wish your child to be considered as a higher priority on the College waiting list as a result of having a significant Medical or Social Need or you are applying a staff member at the College please complete the relevant supplementary application form and return with your application.
Admission authorities must set ('determine') admission arrangements every year. Where changes are proposed to admission arrangements, the admission authority must first publicly consult on those arrangements. If no changes are made to admission arrangements, they must be consulted on at least every seven years.
Consultation must be for a minimum of eight weeks and must take place between 1st November and 1st March of the year before those arrangements are to apply. For example: for arrangements that apply to applications in 2026 (entry in September 2026), consultation must be completed by 1st March 2026. This consultation period allows parents, other schools, religious authorities and the local community to raise any concerns about proposed admission arrangements.
If you are not offered a place for your child at a school that you have applied for, you have the right, by law, to appeal against this decision to an independent body called an Independent Appeal Panel. This is explained in Section 94 of the School Standards and Framework Act (which is known as the 1998 Act).
You do not have to appeal, but if you believe that there are exceptional reasons why your child should still be given a place at the school, even though it is full, you can explain your reasons to an Independent Appeal Panel (IAP).
An Independent Appeal Panel (IAP) consists of three people who have no connection with the school, who have undertaken training, and who have been appointed by the Independent Appeals Clerk. Further information relating to appeals can be found
here
To lodge an appeal please click
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