Changes to the admission arrangements for Leeds Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools

Give your views on the proposed changes to the admission arrangements for Leeds Community and Voluntary Controlled schools.

Why we want your views

When we propose making changes to our admission policy, we carry out a public consultation lasting at least 6 weeks before we decide on the final policy.

Proposed changes

We proposed the following changes to the admission policy for all community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2027.

• Primary 2027 policy
• Junior 2027 policy
• Secondary 2027 policy

Proposed changes

The changes are:

1. A reduction in the published admission number (PAN) for the following schools:
   • Asquith Primary School - a reduction from 60 to 30 places
   • Allerton Church of England Primary School – a reduction from 90 to 75 places
   • Lawnswood Secondary School - a reduction from 270 to 240 places
2. The reductions are proposed as we are expecting less demand for places across the specific areas in future years due to the birth rate falling.

Leeds Coordination Scheme for normal round applications

Our Coordination Scheme sets our rules and processes for how Leeds as a local authority, works with all Leeds schools, including those who set their own admission policy, and all other Local Authorities when processing applications in the normal round. This means applications made in advance for reception, year 3 at junior school or year 7 at secondary school.  

We are not proposing any changes to the scheme.

Other changes to the policy

We are not seeking views on the changes below as the changes do not require formal consultation, and we are making the change under the Admission Code rules. These changes are:

1. Minor wording changes to the policy after consideration of School Adjudicator decisions and DfE policies.

Have your say

Tell us what you think about the changes by completing our online survey.

If you have any questions about this proposal, please email education.admissions@leeds.gov.uk.

What happens next

The consultation closes at midnight on 1 December 2025.

Once the consultation closes, we will review the responses and decide the final policy. The final admission arrangements must then be approved by the Council’s Executive Board in its February 2026 meeting. Our Executive Board must approve the admission arrangements by 28 February 2026. We must publish the final policy on the council website by 15 March 2026.

Schools who have joined our consultation but are not community and voluntary controlled will set and publish their own policy by the above dates.

Once the policy is approved, if you think the school's admissions policy is unfair or unlawful, you can make an objection to the school adjudicator by 15 May.