School’s intake cut blocked despite £2m deficit fear Watchdog rejects plan despite admitting the change could help the academy ‘attract more students’
Admissions watchdog rescinds fair banding approval The controversial decision had allowed a school to introduce the practice
Admission appeal fund axe falls hard on grammar schools DfE announced earlier this year it would no longer give academies the cash to fight appeals
Admissions watchdog sides with school over fair banding row Bosses of the Carlton Bolling, in Bradford, have now introduced the controversial practice for next year’s admissions
‘Serious concerns’ as children in care refused places at Catholic schools Analysis suggests schools in at least seven dioceses give priority to children of their faith before non-religious pupils in care
Shut out: How schools are turning away vulnerable pupils As government considers measures to make schools more inclusive, Schools Week investigates how vulnerable pupils are being turned away from schools during in-year moves
Enforcement ‘first’, legal threats and place ‘caps’: Councils reveal admission woes Watchdog report shows widespread clashes between councils and academy trusts as Labour plans school admission reforms
Popular schools should prioritise places for poorer pupils, says charity Teach First calls for pilot that boosts pupil premium funding to motivate schools to be more inclusive
Judging schools on middle-class admissions isn’t even possible, says Ofsted Official also says the watchdog will draw on its off-rolling clampdown as it develops inclusivity checks