Determined Co-ordinated Scheme for Primary School Admissions for 2025/26

23. All  applications for a child from overseas will be considered in accordance with the relevant legislation at the time of application.

24. Applications on behalf of a child currently living outside the UK will be considered, but until  the child is resident in the UK, their home address outside the UK, will be considered as being their place of residence. Exceptions to this would be instances where the child of a parent(s) returning  from  foreign postings, such as UK service personnel and other crown servants who have been posted abroad on a fixed  term contract and who are returning to live within the UK or if an exchange of contract or signed tenancy is received to support the application. Proof of the future UK residency will be required.

Future addresses from applicants who currently own a property that is unoccupied or rented out, for which they plan to return to, will not be used when allocating places, unless  a  formal  notice  to  terminate the rental agreement has been received by the deadline date/exceptional circumstances date. Such applications will be checked to confirm the applicants have returned to the property. If the applicant has not returned to the address, it will be considered a fraudulent application and the place will be taken away, even if the child has already started school. If no proof is provided, the current address will be used to determine the child priority of a school place.