School admission arrangements
Object to school admissions arrangements
Under section 90 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, relevant parents and other bodies have the right to object to the Schools Adjudicator about admission arrangements after the arrangements have been determined. Admission authorities must determine their arrangements by 28 February in the year preceding the admission year, i.e. before they take effect.
Determined admission arrangements for 2024-2025
Cheshire West and Chester Cabinet determined the local authority's 2024-2025 admission arrangements and coordinated admissions scheme on 8 February 2023 in accordance with the statutory requirements of the school admissions code which states that admission authorities must determine their arrangements by 28 February.
Please note: The admission policies for Academies, Aided, Foundation and Free Schools can be viewed on the individual school's websites.
Consultation for September 2023-2024 school admission arrangements
Cheshire West and Chester local authority is consulting on its school admission arrangements for 2023-2024 academic year. Consultation will take place between 17 November 2021 and 5 January 2022 in accordance with the timescales published in the School Admissions Code, September 2021.
Once the consultation period has closed, any responses received by 5 January 2022 will be reviewed and considered. The final admission arrangements policy will be determined by 28 February 2022 and published on this page
Department for Education
Copies of the school admissions code are available from the Gov.UK website.
Schools adjudicators
Adjudicators work independently of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in deciding on objections to published admission arrangements and variations of determined admission arrangements.
Further information on schools adjudicators can be found at the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.