Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71849

Schools: Admissions

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025

Question

Fred Thomas

LabourPlymouth Moor View

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered amending the school admissions code to allow schools to withdraw an offer if new information suggests that their admittance poses a risk to another student.

Answer

Georgia Gould
All children, from whatever background and no matter what challenges they face, deserve a safe environment in which they can learn. Nothing is more important than safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. Keeping children safe in education is sta...

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