Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 25433

Schools: Admissions

Tabled: 21 January 2025
Answered: 27 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Sureena Brackenridge

LabourWolverhampton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that pupils who are considered hard to place under school admission requirements receive suitable school placements.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The school admissions code requires every local authority to have a Fair Access Protocol (FAP), agreed with the majority of the mainstream state-funded schools in its area, to ensure that unplaced and vulnerable children, and those who are having difficul...

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