School admission arrangements

Each school must have a set of admission arrangements to explain how places will be allocated at the school for a particular year’s intake. These are determined annually by the school’s admission authority.

We are the admission authority for all community and voluntary controlled schools in the area. Other types of schools have their own admission authority:

• The governing body is the admission authority for foundation and voluntary aided schools
• The academy trust is the admission authority for academies, free schools and UTCs

Admission authorities of schools wishing to make changes to their admission arrangements must publicly consult on the changes before determination.

Consultation on 2026-2027 admission arrangements

The consultation on admission arrangements for 2026 intakes has now ended.

Following consideration of any comments or objections received, the determined arrangements for WNC schools will be published on this page in due course.

Own admission authority schools will also have to determine their 2026 admission arrangements by 28 February and publish them on their own websites by 15 March.

Determined admission arrangements

In-year admissions for the 2024-2025 academic year

The Office of the School Adjudicator has approved a variation to the 2024 admission arrangements determined by WNC for Croughton All Saints CE Primary School. The Published Admission Number for admission to Reception year for 2024-25 will now be 15. 

This has been reflected in the updated Determined Admission Arrangements above.

September 2025 intakes

The Office of the School Adjudicator has approved a variation to the admission arrangements for Croughton All Saints CE Primary School. The Published Admission Number for 2025 intakes will now be 15. This has been reflected in the updated Determined Admission Arrangements above.

The admission arrangements for own admission authority (OAA) schools (foundation and voluntary aided schools, academies, free schools and UTCs) are displayed on the individual school websites. You can find a school here.

Objections to the Schools Adjudicator

Objections to the Schools Adjudicator regarding the admission arrangements determined by admission authorities for the 2025-2026 academic year must be made by 15 May 2024.

The contact details are:
Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Bishopsgate House
Feethams
Darlington
DL1 5QE
Email: [email protected] 
To find out more about how to make an objection to school's admission arrangements see Gov.UK.

Co-ordinated admission schemes

Each year we publish a scheme to co-ordinate admission arrangements for the normal admissions rounds and late applications for all publicly funded schools within the local authority area.

• Primary co-ordinated admissions scheme for September 2025 intakes
• Secondary co-ordinated admissions scheme for September 2025 intakes
• Primary co-ordinated admissions scheme for September 2026 intakes
• Secondary co-ordinated admissions scheme for September 2026 intakes

Composite prospectuses

Admission arrangements for all schools in the council area, and information on how to apply for a school place, can be found in the composite prospectuses.

September 2025 intakes

• Applying for a Primary school place for September 2025
• Applying for a Secondary school place for September 2025

Consultation and determination timetable for 2026 admissions

Annual Reports to the Schools Adjudicator

All local authorities are required to produce an annual report for the Schools Adjudicator on admissions for all schools in their area. 

The Office of the Schools Adjudicator then publishes an annual report including a summary of LA reports which they send to the Secretary of State.

Last updated 09 January 2025