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(asked on 10th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and which (a) academies and (b) free schools applied to her Department to have their funding arrangements changed to allow them to vary their school admissions requirements in 2016-17; and which of those applications were approved.


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Nick Gibb
This question was answered on 18th October 2017

Based on the information available to the Education and Skills Funding Agency, there have been eight requested in-year variations by academies and free schools in financial year 2016-17.

In-year variations can be requested where there is a significant change in circumstances that require a change to the admission arrangements, such as fire, flood, or an unexpected increase in the number of pupils in the area.

The table attached lists the requests from academies and free schools considered, approved, accepted with conditions, or rejected.

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