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 have the right to be members of LA forums including the Schools’ Forum and the Admission Forum which plays an important part in producing a coordinated scheme and brokering agreement between schools
Foundation schools can be influential in the outcome of coordinated schemes because all admission authorities within an LA have to agree the scheme
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

LA / Foundation schools need to be aware of:

Statutory consultation processes. Consultation on the admissions policy should be completed by 1 March and the arrangements determined by 15 April for admission in September of the following year
Any admission authority or school which was or should have been consulted, may object to your policy to the Adjudicator. The new code extends the right of objection to an individual and also extends the right of the adjudicator to comment on any aspect of the admission policy

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