Admission arrangements 2023 explained

Bedford Borough Council has determined its admission arrangements for September 2023.

The determined admission arrangements are set out in the documents linked to this webpage but are summarised below.

Admissions criteria

Admission numbers

  • The Local Authority is only required to consult on changes to Admission Numbers where a reduction is proposed. No reductions were proposed for 2023.
  • Please follow the link to view the admission numbers for all community and voluntary controlled schools (PDF)
  • The governing bodies of voluntary aided, foundation schools and academies are their own admission authorities and, therefore, responsible for the determination of their admission arrangements which must include details of their admission number and must be published on their website. Please follow the link to this list of schools/academies.

You can see a list of schools and academies here:

Co-ordinated admission Schemes

Please follow the links to:

Other

No changes were made to the catchment areas or the relevant area for admissions. The relevant area will continue to cover the administrative area of Bedford Borough Council.

Objections to admission arrangements

Any objections to determined admission arrangements must be made to the Office of Schools Adjudicator by 15 May in the determination year. Further information on how to make an objection can be obtained from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator