Admission Arrangements 2024/2025 

To apply for a place please refer to the Somerset County Council website https://www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/apply-to-start-school/

Appeals Procedures- if you would like to appeal your primary school admission outcome please visit Somerset Council Refused a place at your preferred school (somerset.gov.uk) . Please also refer to the:

School Admissions Appeals Procedure.

Admissions Policy

Key Dates in the Admission Process

Closing date for school place applications – 15 January 2025

Closing date for exceptional circumstance applications and supplementary information – 3 February 2025

Outcome emails will be sent to those who applied online. Outcome letters will be sent out by second class post to those who applied using a paper form – 16 April 2025

Closing date for receipt of appeal applications from parents who were notified of their outcome on 16 April 2025 – 20 May 2025

For more information please visit: Primary admissions guide (somerset.gov.uk)

In School Year Admissions

IKB currently is open to Year Groups Reception to Year 4*

If you would like your child to join one of these classes please complete the In Year Application Form (online) In Year Application Form (print) and email to office@ikb.bep.ac. The application will be presented to the school Governors and you will receive a letter advising whether we are able to offer your child a place within 10 working days.

Click here for Information for Ukranian Families and follow the link below for further Government advice.

How do families arriving from Ukraine apply for a school place and childcare? / Як родинам, що приїжджають з України, подавати заяви на отримання місць у школі та допомоги з оплати послуг з догляду за дитиною? - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)

*subject to places being available

Admission Arrangements 2025/2026

Admissions Consultation for 2026/2027

We are consulting on our admission policy for 2026-27.  The proposed policy can be viewed on Devon County Council’s website: www.devon.gov.uk/admissionarrangements   A summary of any proposed changes can be found on our trust website:  Blackdown Education Partnership - BEP

The consultation runs from 9 November 2024 until 10 January 2025.  You can comment at schoolsadmissionpolicy-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or by emailing Blackdown Education Partnership at admin@bep.ac .