Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 88917

Schools: Admissions

Tabled: 10 November 2025
Answered: 21 November 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel Grove

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of feeder schools taking priority in school admissions on the average distance that pupils have to travel to school.

Answer

Georgia Gould
It is for admission authorities to set the oversubscription criteria which are most suitable for their schools according to their local circumstances. The School Admissions Code allows admission authorities to give priority within their oversubscription c...

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