School admissions consultation 2026/27

Consultation on School Admission Arrangements 2026/27

A consultation is taking place from 1 November 2024 to 31 January 2025 on admission arrangements for state-funded schools in Oxfordshire for the 2026/27 academic year.

Oxfordshire County Council consults every year on admission arrangements for schools where it is the Admissions Authority. The consultation process for schools where Oxfordshire County Council is currently the Admissions Authority will run until 31 December 2024 only.

All state-funded schools have a set of admissions rules, published admission number and oversubscription criteria to help them process school applications consistently, transparently and fairly in accordance with the 2021 School Admissions Code.

Academy Trusts are their own Admission Authority for their schools; and while they don’t have to consult every year, they must consult where they want to make changes to their admission arrangements or where seven years have passed without any changes being made or proposed.

Any consultations on admission arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year must take place for a period of 6 weeks between 1 November 2024 and 31 January 2025.

As stated above, the consultation for schools where Oxfordshire County Council is currently the Admissions Authority will run until 31 December 2024.

Admissions Authorities must display their current and proposed admissions arrangements on their websites and also provide a copy of their proposed 2026/27 arrangements for display on this page.

Some Admissions Authorities will not need to consult on changes to their admissions arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year; but all schools, regardless of who their Admission Authority is, must have their determined admissions rules for 2026/27 published and available on their websites by March 2024.

Documents received from academy trusts will be displayed on this page as and when they come in.

Have your say

We’d like to hear what you think about the proposed admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria for the schools listed on this page.

If you have any comments, queries or concerns about school admission arrangements, you can add your comments to our survey form below, or email consultationforadmissions@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Any comments or queries can also be sent to academy trusts direct.

Any feedback received will be treated confidentially.