Consultation Reminder: Admissions Rules 2026/27

A reminder that the consultation process for school admission arrangements for the 2026-27 academic year began on 1 November 2024 and runs to to 31 January 2025.

Academy Trusts, as their own Admission Authority for their schools, must consult where they want to make changes to their admission arrangements or where seven years have passed without any changes being made or proposed. Any consultations on admission arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year must take place for a period of 6 weeks between 1 November 2024 and 31 January 2025.

Admissions Authorities must display their current and proposed admissions arrangements on their websites and also provide the School Admissions Team with a copy of their proposed 2026/27 arrangements for display on this page. The documents should be emailed to: consultationforadmissions@oxfordshire.gov.uk 

Some Admissions Authorities will not need to consult on changes to their admissions arrangements for the 2026/27 academic year where they plan to make no changes and where they have consulted within the last seven years; but all schools, regardless of who their Admission Authority is, must have their determined admissions rules for 2026/27 signed off by 28 February 2025 and published and available on their websites by 14 March 2025.

If you have any queries please contact the School Admissions Team at: consultationforadmissions@oxfordshire.gov.uk