The School Information (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendments to the School Information (England) Regulations 2008

6.  After Regulation 9 insert —

“Information about schools with an atypical admission age

9A.— (1) Where there is a school with an atypical age of admission in a local authority area or within reasonable travelling distance of the local authority area the local authority must provide the information specified in paragraph (2) to the person specified in paragraph (3).

(2) The information is—

(a) a statement of the fact that there is a school with an atypical age of admission in the local authority area or within a reasonable travelling distance of the local authority area;

(b) the name of the school referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(a);

(c) a statement that the pupil referred to in paragraph (3) may apply for admission to that school; and

(d) in relation to the school referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(b) the information specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

(3) The person is the registered parent of a pupil registered at a school within the area of the local authority who may apply in the offer year to be admitted to the relevant age group of a school with an atypical age of admission in the local authority area or within reasonable travelling distance of the local authority area. Relevant age group means an age group in which pupils are normally admitted (or as the case may be, will normally be admitted) to the school.

(4) Any information to be provided in accordance with paragraph (1) must—

(a) be sent by post or by electronic means to the postal or electronic address for the registered parent recorded in the admission register; and

(b) subject to regulation 9B, be sent on or after publication by the local authority of its composite admissions prospectus for the following academic year and not later than 12th September in the year of publication of the composite prospectus.

Transitional provision

9B.   By no later than 14th March 2017 a local authority must provide the information to the registered parents in accordance with Regulation 9A in respect of admission in the academic year 2017-18.”.