Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14430

Schools: Admissions

Tabled: 14 November 2024
Answered: 22 November 2024

Question

Michelle Welsh

LabourSherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent guidance her Department has issued on whether parents may make enquiries in respect of the availability of state school places for their children to more than one (a) local authority and (b) academy

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The rights of parents to make enquiries about the availability of school places, including across multiple local authorities or academy trusts, is set out in the School Admissions Code. This is mandatory and imposes requirements and guidelines relating to...

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