School admissions consultation 2027/28

Consultation on School Admission Arrangements 2027/28

All state-funded schools have a set of admission 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.

All Admission Authorities of state-funded schools must consult whenever they propose changes to their admission arrangements, or at least once every seven years if no changes are proposed.

Any consultations on admission arrangements for the 2027/28 academic year must take place for a period of 6 weeks between 1 November 2025 and 31 January 2026.

This year, Oxfordshire County Council’s consultation for schools where it is the Admission Authority will run from 1 December 2025 to 26 January 2026.

Academy Trusts are the 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.

Admission Authorities must display their current and proposed admissions arrangements on their websites and also provide a copy of their proposed 2027/28 arrangements for display on this page.

Some Admission Authorities will not need to consult on changes to their admission arrangements for the 2027/28 academic year; but all schools, regardless of who their Admission Authority is, must have their determined admissions rules for 2027/28 published and available on their websites by March 2026.

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

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.