School Admissions - Recent Case Law & Emerging Trends

Introduction

School admissions is a busy and complex area of the law, with roughly 40,000 school admissions appeals made each academic year.

Though it is not widely understood, admissions law nonetheless has significant implications for pupils, parents, schools, and local authorities.

In this short webinar, you will gain a secure understanding of the school admissions statutory regime, which will include recent case law updates and indications of how the law on admissions is set to change in the coming years.

As such, these developments will be of great interest to representatives of schools, local authorities, and parents, as well as education practitioners more broadly.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The law on School Admissions, including the School Admissions Code 2021 and the School Admissions Appeals Code 2022
• Equality Act 2010 and Human Rights Act 1998 considerations when applying the law on admissions
• Recent case law developments
• Prospective changes to the School Admissions regime as indicated in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the 2026 Schools White Paper