Admissions: what schools must publish
What admission authorities publish: admission arrangements, appeal timetables, in-year admissions and forms.
5 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
- Local authority admissions linkMust: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.If your council runs your school's admissions, your website needs a link to the council's admission arrangements, saying which admission year they cover.By 15 March each year
- 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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