Guidance
Summer born children: advice for admission authorities
Guidance for local authorities and school admission authorities on admissions for children born in the summer.
Applies to England
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This guidance is for:
- local authorities
- school admission authorities
There is separate advice for parents of summer born children.
It sets out information about requests to delay the admission of summer born children to reception.
You should read it in conjunction with the School Admissions Code.
Reports on the findings of surveys of local authorities and parents of summer born children who have asked to delay their child’s admission to reception are available:
Updates to this page
Published 27 April 2023