Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

Part VI E+W School admissions, attendance and charges

Chapter I E+W School admissions

Nursery and special schools, etc. E+W

424 Admission of pupils to nursery schools and special schools, etc. E+W

(1) Subject to subsection (2), nothing in section 411, 413, 414 or 423 applies in relation to—

(a) nursery schools, or

(b) children who will be under the age of five at the time of their proposed admission.

(2) Where the arrangements for the admission of pupils to a school maintained by a local education authority provide for the admission to the school of children who will be under the age of five at the time of their proposed admission, those sections shall apply in relation to the admission of such pupils to the school otherwise than for nursery education.

(3) None of the provisions of sections 411, 413, 414 and 423, apart from section 414(6) to (9), apply in relation to—

(a) special schools, or

(b) children for whom statements of special educational needs are maintained under section 324.