The School Admissions (Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2008

Additional publication by admission authority

20.—(1) This regulation applies in any case where-

(a) the admission arrangements for a school determined by an admission authority include pre-existing selection arrangements;

(b) the determined admission number for any relevant age group at a school is lower than the current indicated admission number for that age group.

(2) Within 14 days after the date on which the admission authority determined the admission arrangements they must publish the following information in a newspaper circulating in the locality served by the school—

(a) in a case falling within paragraph (1)(a)—

(i) the names of the admission authority and of the school or schools in respect of admission to which the provision for selection applies, and

(ii) the fact that admission arrangements have been determined which make provision for selection and a statement summarising the effect of the selection arrangements;

(b) in a case falling within paragraph (1)(b)—

(i) the names of the admission authority and of the school or schools in respect of which an admission number lower than the current indicated admission number has been determined for any relevant age group,

(ii) the current indicated admission number relating to each relevant age group to which the admission authority had regard when determining a lower admission number,

(iii) the determined admission number relating to each relevant age group which is lower than the current indicated number for that age group, and

(iv) the admission authority’s reasons for determining an admission number which is lower than the current indicated admission number; and

(c) in either case—

(i) the fact that parents living in the relevant area are able to refer an objection about the selection arrangements or, as the case may be, the admission number to the adjudicator,

(ii) the address to which, and the date by which, such an objection must be sent to the adjudicator, and

(iii) the fact that further information about the selection arrangements or, as the case may be, the admission number, or about parents’ right of objection may be obtained from the admission authority, including an address and telephone number for such contact.

(3) An admission authority must in addition provide to any person without charge on request—

(a) a copy of the selection arrangements or, as the case may be, details of the assessment of the school’s current indicated admission number relating to any relevant age group for which a lower admission number has been determined, and of any other parts of the admission arrangements that are material to them; and

(b) an explanation of the relevant area that applied to the admission authority’s consultation on the admission arrangements.