Campaigns: For Fair Admissions

We advocate universal state education, and want to see the end of selection by ability.

At the Local Schools Network we believe that networks of excellent all-ability schools are the best way of ensuring that every child receives a first rate education.We believe that parents and their children should choose schools, rather schools choosing pupils. We support campaigns to bring about a fully comprehensive school system in England and fair admissions criteria to all publicly funded schools. In particular we would like to see an end to selection on ability and locally agreed admissions arrangements which are fair, clear, easy to understand and endeavour to secure balanced intakes to all schools. We believe that there needs to be strong independent oversight of admissions, at local level by admission forums and at national level by the Office of the Schools Adjudicator.