Research and analysis
Delayed school admissions for summer born pupils (2023)
Surveys of local authorities and of parents and carers of summer born children requesting delayed admission to reception.
Applies to England
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This report provides findings from 2 surveys designed to understand:
- trends in the number of requests for delayed entry into reception for summer born children
- whether local authorities are changing their approach to handling requests
- factors affecting demand for requests to delay entry for summer born children
- parents’ and carers’ reasons for requesting delayed entry for their summer born children and their demographics and childcare arrangements
This research provides an update to research published in 2018, 2019 and 2020, providing trends in the number of requests received since 2016.
Guidance on school admissions for summer born pupils is available.
Updates to this page
Published 30 November 2023