2026/2027 School admissions policy consultation - Print version

Purpose of the consultation

The school admissions code states that when admission authorities propose changes to their current admission arrangements, they must consult on those changes for a minimum of six weeks. This consultation period allows parents, other schools, religious authorities and the local community to raise any concerns about their proposed admission arrangements.

Local Authority consultations

Birmingham City Council’s consultation on its proposed admissions arrangements and proposed published admissions numbers for its Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for the 2026/2027 academic year finished on Monday 25 November 2024. The proposed admissions arrangements and proposed published admissions numbers can be viewed here: Proposed admissions arrangements 2026 [https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20119/school_admissions/1063/determined_admissions_arrangements]

Birmingham City Council are now facilitating the consultation on proposed admissions arrangements for those Birmingham schools that are their own admission authorities.

This consultation starts on Monday 25 November 2024 and finishes on Monday 6 January 2025.

The proposed admissions arrangements can be viewed here: Proposed Admissions Arrangements 2026/2027 [https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/OAA_Proposed_admissions_arrangements_2026]

Any comments on the proposed admission arrangements can be made on the Birmingham City Council consultation website during the consultation period: Birmingham Beheard [https://www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/oaa-proposed-aa-2026-2027/]

Warwickshire County Council is consulting on its Admission Arrangements, Coordinated Scheme and In Year Admissions Process for 2026-2027.

The proposed changes being consulted on for the 2026/27 academic year are:

• the reduction of the published admission number at a local authority maintained junior school;
• the inclusion of the process for dealing with applications where there is parental dispute;
• the inclusion of who can apply for a school place;
• clarification on the processing of applications for UK Service Personnel under the military covenant;
• clarification on the processing of applications for children from overseas;
• updated processes for education out of year group requests

Consultation and arrangements documents [https://ask.warwickshire.gov.uk/schools/schooladmissionarrangements2026-27].

The consultation period began Monday 25 November 2024 and finishes on Sunday 19 January 2025.

School consultations

Some Coventry and neighbouring Local Authority schools may choose to consult on making changes to their admissions arrangements for 2026 entry. Where this is happening we will add details below of the schools involved, the timescales for their consultation and links to the proposed policies. Any comments or objections should be directed to the schools or admissionsconsultation@coventry.gov.uk [mailto:admissionsconsultation@coventry.gov.uk].

Consultation 2026/2027 documents [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/5332/consultation-20262027-documents]