SCHEDULE 2INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN REPORTS PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE

9.

In this Schedule—

“application” means a preference expressed by a parent in accordance with section 86(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 6, or by a parent or a child in accordance with section 86A(1)(c) or (d) of that Act 7;

“departmental establishment number” means the identification number allocated to the school by the Department for Education;

“home applicant” means the parent of a child living in the area of the authority; and

“local authority number” means the identification number allocated to the authority by the Department for Education;

“offer” means an offer communicated by a local authority to admit a child in its area to a school8.