Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals
Brighton hopes admissions change will ‘lessen inequality’ The council is consulting on plans to give secondary admissions priority to poorer pupils
Admissions: Just 1 in 20 schools prioritise poorer pupils But some settings, particularly free schools, are turning to ‘innovative’ approaches to be more inclusive, report finds
Heads revolt over planned expansion of London school Council intervenes in plan for secondary in neighbouring borough to increase its official capacity
DfE ditches 7-year plan to legislate on summer-born admissions Ministers have been promising a law change on the issue since 2015, but say they will no longer pursue it
Breach school capacity and class limits if needed for Ukrainian children, says DfE Schools can exceed their published admission numbers and class size limits to ensure children from Ukraine have places
Ministers scrap plans for post-qualification admissions DfE says support for shake-up of university admissions was ‘not strong enough’
Councils cut primary school places as baby boom flattens Pupil numbers are expected to fall by around 300,000 over the next five years
Remote admissions appeals here to stay as DfE seeks to make Covid changes permanent Hearings would also be allowed to continue with just two panelists if one withdraws