Schools: Admissions
Commons · Question 88917 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
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
Answered by Georgia Gould, 21 Nov 2025
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...