Guidance

Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements

Guidance on changes to faith oversubscription criteria in faith school admission arrangements which have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 July 2020
• Last updated: 29 June 2021 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 1 April 2022

Guidance on school admissions is available in the school admissions code.

Applies to England

Documents

[WITHDRAWN] Coronavirus (COVID-19): Advice on varying the admission arrangements of faith schools

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Details

This guidance is for admissions authorities of schools with a religious character, and refers to children entering school in September 2021.

It sets out guidance on how they can change their admission arrangements where these have been affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).

Published 24 July 2020

Last updated 29 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 29 June 2021

   Update of guidance ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to faith school admission arrangements’ to provide more detailed advice on the variation process.

2. 24 July 2020

   First published.