Proposed Co-ordinated Scheme for Secondary School Admissions for 2025/26

2. In this scheme -
"the LA" means Wiltshire Council acting in their capacity as a local (education)authority;
"the LA area" means the County of Wiltshire;
The definitions of "primary education", "primary school", "secondary education" and"secondary school" can be found in sections 2 and 5 of the Education Act 1996.
"school" means a community, (C) voluntary controlled, (VC) foundation, (F) or voluntary aided (VA) school or academy (A) school.
"Academy" means a state funded, non-fee paying independent school set up under a Funding Agreement between the Secretary of State and the proprietor of an Academy(most commonly and hereafter referred to as an Academy Trust). Academy Funding Agreements require them to comply with the Code and the law relating to admissions, though the Secretary of State has the power to vary this requirement where there is a demonstrable need;
"admission authority" in relation to a community or voluntary controlled school means the LA and, in relation to an F or VA school or UTC (University Technical College)means the governing body of that school/college and in relation to an Academy it is the governing body / academy trust.
"the specified year" means the school year beginning September 2025;
"admission arrangements" means the determined arrangements which govern the procedures and decision-making for the purposes of admitting pupils to a school;
"first round application" means any application for a place in the first year of secondary education that is received before the deadline of 31 October 2024.
"Second and third round application" means any application for a place in the first year of secondary education that is received after the deadline of 31 October 2024.
"eligible for a place" means that a child's name has been placed on a school's ranked list within the school's published admission number (PAN).