The determined admission arrangements for a school are the full set of arrangements which set out how a school will admit pupils. This includes the published admission number (the maximum number of pupils who can be admitted to the relevant year group), the oversubscription criteria and information on waiting lists.
The admission arrangements for all schools must be determined 18 months in advance from September of the academic year to which they are relevant. For the academic year 2012/13, all admission authorities must have determined their arrangements by 15 April 2011.
Determined admission arrangements for Essex schools
To view determined admission arrangements visit
Finding a school, select the school you are interested in and view their ‘Admission Policy 2012/13’. A comprehensive list for community and voluntary controlled schools can also be downloaded here:
Objections to school admission arrangements
Parents are able to object to determined admission arrangements in the following way:
- A parent resident in the administrative area of Essex with a child of compulsory school age at primary school can object to pre-existing selection arrangements. These are the arrangements for the selection of pupils by reference to ability or aptitude which existed in 1997/8 and each subsequent year;
- A parent resident in the administrative area of Essex with a child aged between 2 and 5, or with a child of compulsory school age at primary school, can object if the Published Admission Number (PAN) for a school is lower than the Indicated Admission Number (IAN);
- A parent of a child aged between 2 and 5, or of compulsory school age at primary or secondary school, can object that any aspect of a school's determined admission arrangements does not comply with the mandatory provisions of the DCSF School Admissions Code or Part 3 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
The deadline for objections is 31 July 2011.
Administrative area of Essex
You live in the area served by Essex County Council if you pay your council tax to one of the following local councils: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maldon, Rochford, Tendring or Uttlesford.
Contact
The Office of the Schools' Adjudicator
Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington
DL3 9BG
Objections to the admission arrangements of academies must be referred directly to:
The Secretary of State for Children
Schools and Families
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA