School Admissions Code
What admission authorities publish under the School Admissions Code: admission arrangements, appeal timetables and in-year admissions.
Official source: School admissions code 2021 ↗
4 requirements
- Admission appeals timetableMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.If your school is its own admission authority, your website needs your appeals timetable each year, from the deadline to lodge an appeal to when decisions are sent.By 28 February each year
- Admission arrangementsMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.If your school is its own admission authority, your website needs your admission arrangements for this year and next: your admission number, how you allocate places when oversubscribed and how to apply.By 15 March each year
- In-year admissions informationMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.If your school is its own admission authority, your website needs to explain how parents apply for a place part-way through the year and when they'll hear back.Every September
- Supplementary information formMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.If your school is its own admission authority and uses a supplementary information form, your website needs that form, with questions only about oversubscription or selection.By 15 March each year
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