Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to conduct a review of school admissions policy; and what plans he has to do so in future.

The admissions system works well and the vast majority of parents will be allocated a place at one of their preference schools. In 2018, 91.0% were offered their first choice primary school and 97.7% received offers from one of their top 3, while 82.1% were offered their first choice secondary school and 93.8% received offers from one of their top 3.

We are not complacent and want to continue to ensure fair access to a good school place for every pupil. That is why we routinely keep the admissions system under review and seek feedback from stakeholders on the health of the system.

As announced in the Home Office Domestic Abuse White Paper, we are currently considering whether changes to the School Admissions Code would be helpful in supporting the admission of the most vulnerable pupils.