This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Proposed change to Primary School Admission Code
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Wokingham Borough Council are considering changes to the Primary School Admission Code.
This e-petition opposes changing the primary school Admissions Code to give priority to siblings of families who opted for an out-of-catchment school and were fortunate enough to have gained a place at an undersubscribed out-of-catchment school in previous years.
This change would result in non catchment siblings (who's parents chose an out of catchment school for their elder sibling) being given priority over catchment children who don't have a sibling in the school.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
This is a local issue. As long as local authorities abide by the Department's statutory admissions code they are free to set local admission arrangements.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.