The School Admissions (Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2007

Formulation of qualifying schemes

4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in relation to each academic year to which these Regulations apply, an authority must formulate a qualifying scheme in relation to each primary school in their area (a “qualifying primary scheme”), and a qualifying scheme in relation to each secondary school in their area (a “qualifying secondary scheme”).

(2) A qualifying primary scheme must comply with the requirements in Schedule 2, and a qualifying secondary scheme must comply with the requirements in Schedule 3.

(3) The duty in paragraph (1) to formulate a scheme does not apply where—

(a) a qualifying scheme has been adopted in relation to an academic year by the authority and each governing body who are the admission authority for a primary school or, as the case may be, a secondary school in their area, and after reviewing the scheme the authority consider that it should again be adopted by themselves and each of those governing bodies in relation to the academic year immediately following; or

(b) an imposed scheme has been made or has effect in relation to the preceding academic year and has not been revoked, and the authority, after reviewing the scheme, consider that the scheme should be adopted by themselves and each governing body who are the admission authority for a primary school or, as the case may be for a secondary school in their area in relation to the academic year immediately following.