Consultation on school admission arrangements for the school year beginning September 2026
When is the consultation?
The consultation opens on Monday 4 November and closes on Sunday 15 December 2024.
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 2026 and finishing in July 2027.
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?
The changes to the admission arrangements for Hackney community schools are marked in red in the following documents:
- Proposed Community School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27, including explanatory notes and definitions
- Proposed Community School Sixth Form Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed Scheme to Coordinate In Year Admissions for Hackney Community Schools 2026-27
- Proposed Schemes to Coordinate Reception and Year 7 Admissions in 2026-27
Voluntary aided schools and academies (admitting authority school)
The following voluntary aided schools and academies are also proposing changes to their admission arrangements:
- Proposed All Saints Catholic High School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Admissions Arrangements 2026-27 (document to follow)
- Proposed Clapton Girls' Academy Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed Haggerston School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed Halley House School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed Mossbourne Community Academy Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed St John and St James CofE Primary School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed St John The Baptist CofE Primary School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed St Matthias CofE Primary School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
- Proposed The Urswick School Admissions Arrangements 2026-27
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 2026-27 academic year online by 15 March 2025.
The published 2026-27 arrangements for all Hackney schools and academies will be available in the online school directory and on individual school websites after 15 March 2025.
Hackney Education’s published schemes of coordination for Reception, Year 7 and In Year admissions for 2026-27 will also be available on the admission arrangements page after 15 March 2025.
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 2025.