http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/8/introductionThe School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012School admissionsState schoolsConsultations on educationChoosing a schoolSchool performance and standardsenEDUCATION, ENGLANDStatute Law Database2026-07-23Expert Participation2025-11-06 These Regulations are made under sections 88B, 88C, 88E, 88F, 88H, 88K, 88M, 88N, 88O, 88Q, 92, 100, 102, and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“SSFA 1998”), and section 29(5) of the Education Act 1996, and come into force on 1st February 2012 primarily in relation to admission arrangements for maintained schools for the academic year 2013-2014 and subsequent years (but see chapter 6 below and Part 3 below). 2012 No. 8 Made 3rd January 2012 Laid before Parliament 10th January 2012 Coming into force 1st February 2012 The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 88B, 88C, 88E, 88F, 88H, 88K, 88M, 88N, 88O, 88Q, 92, 100, 102 and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and section 29(5) of the Education Act 1996: 1998 c.31; sections 88B to 88Q were inserted by section 151 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c.25), sections 88F, 88M, 88N, 88O and 88Q were amended by S.I. 2010/1158 and sections 88F, 88H, 88K and 88Q were amended by the Education Act 2011 (c.21): sections 88H and 88K by section 36, sections 88H and 88K by section 64, and sections 88F, 88Q and 88K by Schedule 10. Section 92 is substituted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Education Act 2002 (c.32), sections 100 and 102 were amended respectively by sections 53 and 54 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40). See section 142(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 for the definition of “regulations” and “prescribed”. 1996 c.56; see section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 for the definition of “regulations”.