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Secretary of State direction to admit a child to an academy

Forms to be used by local authorities for requesting that the Secretary of State for Education directs an academy to admit a child.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Education
Published:
29 January 2014
Last updated:
24 May 2024
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  1. Updated request forms to clarify the process for requests and to improve the information submitted. Made amendments to reflect that requests are now considered by the Department for Education rather than the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

  2. We have updated this page to reflect changes to the fair access protocol and to add the form to use for looked after children.

  3. Updated to remove the Word form and link to the online form.

  4. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Request to direct admission of a child to an academy

MS Word Document, 91.7 KB

Request to direct admission of a looked-after child to an academy

MS Word Document, 80.9 KB

Details

The Secretary of State has powers under an academy’s funding agreement to direct an academy to admit a child if they have not been able to secure a school place using the normal in-year admissions procedures.

Where a local authority considers that an academy would best meet the needs of a child, and the academy refuses to admit the child, the LA can use the forms on this page to apply to the Department for Education to request that the academy is directed to admit the child.

There are 2 forms with a separate form for a looked-after child (LAC) or previously looked-after child (PLAC).

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