Paragraph 7 I1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a child admitted to the school outside a normal admission round—

(a)

in relation to whom the school is the only school (apart from any school to which the child has already been refused admission or from which the child has been permanently excluded) which—

(i)

is within a reasonable distance from the child’s home, and

(ii)

provides suitable education; and

(b)

who did not, at the relevant time, ordinarily reside at a place which was within a reasonable distance from the school.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (1)(b) “the relevant time”—

(a)

in relation to a child to whom regulation 2(3) applies, means the time when the majority of pupils in the age group in which the child falls were admitted to the school; and

(b)

in relation to a child to whom regulation 2(4) applies, means the time referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph.

(3)

A child is not an excepted child under this paragraph unless the local authority who maintain the school have confirmed in writing that they are satisfied the child fulfils the criteria listed in sub-paragraph (1)(a).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. para. 7 in force at 1.2.2012, see reg. 1(1)