The School Admissions (Alteration and Variation of, and Objections to, Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007

Objections that may be referred by parents

9.—(1) For the purposes of section 90(2)(c) the description of objection that may be referred under that subsection is—

(a) an objection relating to pre-existing selection arrangements;

(b) an objection relating to an admission number for any relevant age group which is lower than the indicated admission number for that age group; or

(c) an objection that any aspect of a school’s admission arrangements does not comply with any mandatory requirements in the School Admissions Code or Part 3 of SSFA 1998 (school admissions).

(2) For the purposes of this regulation “pre-existing selection arrangements” means any provision in the admission arrangements for a school—

(a) for the selection of pupils by ability or by aptitude within the meaning of section 99(5);

(b) which were included in the admission arrangements for the school at the beginning of the school year 1997/98 and for each subsequent school year; and

(c) which depend solely for their lawfulness on section 100(1).

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(c) selection arrangements are to be regarded as depending solely for their lawfulness on section 100 if they are not rendered lawful by section 99(2)(c) (sixth forms), section 101 (pupil banding), section 102 (aptitude for particular subjects), or section 39(1)(b) of EIA 2006 (grammar schools) (2).

(1)

Section 100 is amended by section 53 of EIA 2006.

(2)

Sections 101 and 102 are amended by section 54 of EIA 2006.