Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what provision is in place for a new school to alter its published admission number between being approved and being built.
When a proposal to open a new free school is first submitted, it must include a proposed published admission number (PAN). The Secretary of State may approve the proposal on condition that a different PAN is agreed, for example to reflect a change in local circumstances, such as higher pupil numbers. We would expect the school to consult the local community where a change is proposed.