School admissions arrangements

Consultation notice board

Bracknell Forest Council is consulting on proposed changes to the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for the 2028 to 2029 academic year.

The consultation is open from 14 October to 2 December 2026.

Further information about the proposed changes, including the proposed admission arrangements, the reasons for the changes, and details on how to respond to the consultation, can be found below.

See information about School Admission Arrangements Consultation 2028 to 2029

Admission arrangements set out how school places are allocated. They include information such as oversubscription criteria, designated areas, published admission numbers and how applications are processed.

Admission authorities must determine their admission arrangements by 28 February each year.

For academy and voluntary aided schools, the academy trust or governing body is the admission authority and is responsible for determining and publishing the admission arrangements. You can find these arrangements in our schools directory. They are listed on the individual school's page.

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For Bracknell Forest community and voluntary controlled schools, the local authority is the admission authority and is responsible for determining and publishing the admission arrangements. These arrangements can be found below.

Admission arrangements for 2027 to 2028

The 2027 to 2028 admission arrangements have been determined by the Cabinet Member for Education for Bracknell Forest.

Attachment	Size
Document Bracknell Forest primary and secondary admission arrangements for 2027 to 2028	495 KB
Document Bracknell Forest sixth form admission arrangements 2027 to 2028	188 KB
Document Bracknell Forest co-ordinated admissions scheme 2027 to 2028	187 KB
Document Bracknell Forest in-year co-ordinated admissions scheme 2027 to 2028	190 KB
Document Crowthorne consultation on admission arrangements summary	286 KB

Admission arrangements for 2026 to 2027

The 2026 to 2027 admission arrangements have been determined by the Cabinet Member for Education for Bracknell Forest.

Attachment	Size
Document Co-ordinated admission scheme primary and secondary schools - 2026 to 2027	148 KB
Document In-year co-ordinated admission scheme 2026 to 2027 for primary and secondary schools	169 KB
Document Primary, secondary and in-year admission arrangements - 2026 to 2027	338 KB

Admissions relevant area

The School Standards & Framework Act 1998 requires local authorities to establish Relevant Area(s) for admission policy consultations. The Relevant Area is the area in which admission authorities must consult with schools regarding their proposed admission arrangements before finalising them.

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Document Relevant area	85 KB

Objecting to admission arrangements

You can make an objection to the Office of the School's Adjudicator if you think that any of the arrangements that have been set are:

unlawful
not in compliance with the School Admissions Code
not in compliance with relevant law relating to admissions

To do this, fill in a school admissions arrangements objection form on GOV.UK.

Email: school.admissions@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

Phone: 01344 354023 from 8:30am to midday