Object to school admission 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 15 April in the year preceding the admission year, i.e. before they take effect. 

In accordance with the Department for Education Regulations, the admission arrangements for Cheshire West and Chester community and voluntary controlled schools were determined on 15 April 2015.

For information about determined admission arrangements, please see below.

• Determined admission arrangements

Please note: The admission policies for 2016-2017 for Academies, Aided, Foundation and Free Schools can be viewed on the individual school's websites with effect from 1 May 2015.

Department for Education

Copies of the School Admissions Code are available from the Department for Education.

• Department for Education website
• Telephone: 0370 000 2288
• By post: TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN

Schools Adjudicators

Schools 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.

• Local Authority 2015 report to The Office of Schools Adjudicator (OSA) (PDF, 339KB)
• Local Authority 2014 report to The Office of Schools Adjudicator (OSA) (PDF, 240KB) 

Further information

• Office of the Schools Adjudicator
• Email: OSA.TEAM@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
• Telephone: 0870 001 2468
• Fax: 01325 391 313