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School In-Year Admission Application and Decision Record

Record an in-year admission application, its receipt, assessment, decision, written notification, local-authority notification where relevant, and any fair access or behavioural-refusal considerations.

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School In-Year Admission Application and Decision Record

Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Audience
Maintained and academy schools and admission authorities in England handling in-year applications.
Jurisdiction
england

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Application details

Application reference

Required

Enter the school's or admission authority's reference for this application.

For example, INA-2025-001

Date the application was received

Required

Use the date on which the school or admission authority received the in-year application.

Day
Month
Year

How was the application submitted?

Required

Select the route used for this application.

Choose one

  • School or admission-authority application form
  • Local authority application or referral
  • Other route
  • Other

If other, please specify

Does the school or admission authority manage this in-year application?

Required

Select the option that describes responsibility for handling this application. Complete the school-managed fields only where applicable.

Choose one

  • Yes
  • No
  • Responsibility not established

Applicant or parent name

Required

Enter the name of the person who submitted the application.

Full name

Applicant contact details

Required

Record the contact details used for correspondence.

Address, telephone number and email address

Child's name

Required

Enter the child's legal or commonly used name as recorded on the application.

Full name

Child's date of birth

Required

Record the date of birth provided in the application.

Day
Month
Year

Requested year group

Required

Enter the year group for which the place is requested.

For example, Year 8

Requested admission date

Required

Record the date on which admission is requested, if specified.

Day
Month
Year

Previous or current school

Required

Record the previous or current school, or state that the child is not currently registered at a school.

School name or not currently registered

Application information and checks

Information provided with the application

Required

Summarise the information and documents received that are relevant to determining the application.

Relevant application information

Admission criteria or availability considered

Required

Record the relevant admission criteria, year-group availability or other applicable basis considered.

Basis for consideration

Is fair access protocol consideration relevant to this application?

Required

Select yes only where the application involves a child who may be unplaced or vulnerable, is having difficulty securing a place in-year, or has been allocated through the local fair access protocol.

Choose one

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not established

Fair access protocol status

Complete only where fair access protocol consideration is relevant.

Choose one

  • Child allocated to the school through the protocol
  • Matter referred for protocol consideration
  • Protocol considered but not triggered
  • Status pending
  • Other

If other, please specify

Is challenging behaviour being considered as a reason not to admit?

Required

Complete this field before recording any refusal based on challenging behaviour. The field is relevant only where the admission authority does not wish to admit for that reason.

Choose one

  • No
  • Yes
  • Not established

Relevant permanent-exclusion information

Complete where behavioural refusal is being considered. Record the information relied on about permanent exclusions from schools and any stated exception being considered.

Relevant information and source

Action taken in relation to behavioural refusal

Complete where challenging behaviour is being considered as a reason not to admit, particularly for an in-year application outside the normal point of entry.

Choose one

  • No behavioural refusal proposed
  • Referred to the fair access protocol
  • Refusal considered on the recorded grounds
  • Further review required
  • Other

If other, please specify

Decision and notification

Application outcome

Required

Select the outcome recorded by the school or admission authority.

Choose one

  • Place offered
  • Place refused
  • Referred to another process or authority
  • Application withdrawn
  • Decision pending
  • Other

If other, please specify

Written decision and reasons

Required

Record the decision communicated to the applicant and the reasons given. If refused, include the applicable basis for refusal and any relevant next steps communicated.

Decision and reasons

Date the decision was made

Required

Record the date on which the decision was made.

Day
Month
Year

Date written outcome was issued

Required

Record the date on which the applicant was informed of the outcome in writing.

Day
Month
Year

Was the written outcome issued within 15 school days of receipt?

Required

Use the recorded receipt and written-notification dates to make this record.

Choose one

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not yet issued
  • Cannot establish

Proposed admission arrangements

Complete where a place is offered or proposed. Record the year group, proposed start date and any arrangements communicated.

Admission arrangements

Local-authority notification status

Complete where the school or admission authority manages the application. Record whether the local authority was informed of the application and its outcome.

Choose one

  • Application and outcome notified
  • Application notified; outcome not yet notified
  • Notification pending
  • Not applicable because the school or admission authority does not manage the application
  • Notification status not established
  • Other

If other, please specify

Date local authority was notified

Complete where a local-authority notification was made.

Day
Month
Year

Unresolved disagreement or further action

Record any unresolved disagreement with the local authority or other admission participant, including any proposed next action. Complete where relevant, including a School Attendance Order naming process.

Issue, parties involved and proposed next action

Record completed by

Required

Enter the name and role of the person completing this record.

Name and role

Date record completed

Required

Record the date on which this form was completed or updated.

Day
Month
Year
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