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Schools: Brighton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of Brighton and Hove City Council new schools admission policy on school children.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
12 Feb 2025
Answer
18 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of potential impact of Brighton and Hove City Council new schools admission policy on school children.

  2. 12 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    This government believes admissions arrangements should be fair, lawful and support good outcomes for all children.School admission arrangements are set and applied locally by the admission authority for each school. After providing highest priority to lo...

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