Admissions

Facts about foundation status:

• The governing body in primary and secondary schools is the admission authority and has the right to determine an individual admission policy for the school and apply the criteria for entry
• In special schools the LA remains the admission authority
• Foundation schools should be involved with the coordinated scheme which is administered on their behalf by the LA
• Foundation schools should expect an additional delegated amount in their budgets to help offset the admissions responsibilities

Foundation schools must refer to:

• The Code of Practice for Admissions and the Admission Appeals Code of Practice. These are labelled statutory guidance. The admission authority must ‘act in accordance with’ the provisions of these codes
• The agreed LA coordination schemes

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