The New School (Admissions) (England) Regulations 2003

Determination of Admission Number

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a determination under regulation 5(1) by the admission authority of the initial admission arrangements shall include an admission number determined for each relevant age group in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In relation to a new school to be established pursuant to—

(a) proposals published under section 28 of the 1998 Act, the admission number shall be the same as any admission number stated in any notice of the proposals required to be published pursuant to regulations(1) made under subsection (3) of that section, or (if applicable) as modified by the relevant committee under paragraphs 3(2) or 5(2) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act, or (as the case may be) by the adjudicator under paragraphs 3(7) or 5(7) of that Schedule;

(b) proposals made under section 113A of the 2000 Act, the admission number shall be the same as any admission number stated in any notice of the proposals required to be published pursuant to regulations(2) made under subsection (9) of that section, or (if applicable) as modified by the Secretary of State under subsection (5) of that section, or under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7A to that Act(3);

(c) proposals published under section 70 of the 2002 Act, the admission number shall be the same as any admission number stated in any notice of the proposals required to be published pursuant to Regulations made under subsections (5) and (6) of that section, or (if applicable) as modified by the Secretary of State under paragraphs 3(1) or 5(2) of Schedule 8 to that Act.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies in any case where at the time when the initial admission arrangements are determined by the admission authority any proposals referred to in paragraph (2) to which those arrangements relate have not been approved.

(4) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) the admission authority shall determine for each relevant age group an admission number which shall be the same as the admission number stated in any notice of proposals referred to in paragraph (2);

(b) an admission number determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) shall be deemed to be a provisional admission number pending approval of the admission number stated in the proposals or (as the case may be) modification of that admission number as described in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph (2); and

(c) (except where the context otherwise requires) any reference in these Regulations to an admission number shall have effect as if it were a reference to a provisional admission number.

(1)

See the Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2213) as amended by S.I. 2000/2198 and S.I. 2001/1405.

(2)

See the School Organisation Proposals by the Learning and Skills Council for England Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/507).

(3)

Section 113A of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) was inserted by section 70 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) and Schedule 7A to the 2000 Act was inserted by Schedule 9 to the 2002 Act.