Admissions Arrangements
ListenThe admissions arrangements for 2012/13 have now been finalised.
Background
Legislation requires Local Authorities (LA) to draw up a statutory scheme for co-ordinating admission arrangements for all maintained schools in its area (excluding special schools, but including aided schools).
The DFE (Department for Education) states, in its School Admissions Code, that “school admission arrangements should work for the benefit of all parents and children in the area. The arrangements should be as simple as possible for parents to use, and help them to make the best decisions on the school for their children”. The purpose of a co-ordinated scheme is to ensure that every parent of a child living in the LA area who has applied for a place in the normal admissions round receives an offer of only one place on the same day. Any scheme should also aim to ensure that parents are treated fairly and consistently regardless of the status of the school for which they make an application.
When drawing up admissions arrangements, admissions authorities should aim to ensure that their admissions criteria are clear, fair and objective, for the benefit of all children, including those with special educational needs, disabilities or in public care. Bracknell Forest Local Authority’s admissions criteria for its maintained schools reflect these requirements. Admissions arrangements should also enable parents’ preferences for schools to be met to the maximum extent possible.
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