Consultation on school admission arrangements for the school year beginning September 2027
When is the consultation?
The consultation opens on Monday 3 November and closes on Sunday 14 December 2025.
What is this consultation about?
We want to know what you think about the admission arrangements for schools in Hackney for the academic year starting in September 2027 and finishing in July 2028.
The proposed admission arrangements are available to read and download/print at the bottom of this page.
The admission arrangements outline:
- how schools decide which pupils obtain priority for school places (the “oversubscription criteria”)
- how Hackney Education will manage applications for Reception, Year 7 and In Year admissions (the “schemes of coordination”)
- the admission numbers for schools in Hackney (i.e. how many places each school will offer)
Who is involved in the consultation?
Hackney Education and any own admitting authority school consulting must consult the following groups:
- parents of children between the ages of 2 and 18
- other persons in the area who have an interest in the proposed arrangements
- all other admission authorities within the local area
- the local authority (Hackney Education)
- any adjoining neighbouring local authorities
- any local faith organisation (if a faith school)
Hackney Education is the admission authority for all community schools in Hackney. For voluntary aided schools (schools with a religious character) the admission authority is the governing body. For academies and free schools the academy trust (proprietor) is the admission authority.
What are the changes?
Please read the consultation document for further information on the proposed changes to the admission arrangements for Hackney community schools.
- Consultation Document: Hackney community school arrangements 2027-28
- Proposed Community School Admissions Arrangements 2027-28, including explanatory notes and definitions
- Proposed Community School Sixth Form Admissions Arrangements 2027-28
- Proposed Scheme to Coordinate In Year Admissions for Hackney Community Schools 2027-28
- Proposed Schemes to Coordinate Reception and Year 7 Admissions in 2027-28
Voluntary aided schools and academies (admitting authority school)
The following voluntary aided schools and academies are also proposing changes to their admission arrangements:
How do I give my feedback?
To respond to Hackney Education’s consultation please submit your comments using our online feedback form.
Comments about voluntary aided schools, academies and free schools can also be sent directly to the schools concerned.
What happens after consultation?
All schools and academies must consider any consultation comments, finalise and publish their admission arrangements for the 2027-28 academic year online by 15 March 2026.
The published 2027-28 arrangements for all Hackney schools and academies will be available in the online school directory and on individual school websites after 15 March 2026.
Hackney Education’s published schemes of coordination for Reception, Year 7 and In Year admissions for 2027-28 will also be available on the admission arrangements page after 15 March 2026.
You may raise an objection with the Schools Adjudicator to the published admission arrangements of any school or academy, or the local authority's schemes of coordination, if you feel that they do not comply with the Code, are unfair or unlawful. Objections must be referred to the adjudicator by 15 May 2026.