Reports on the findings of surveys of local authorities and parents of summer-born children who have asked to delay their childs admission to reception are available:
Updated page with 'Statement for local authorities, schools and admission authorities on the admission of summer-born children to school, from Baroness Barran, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the School System.
Added link to 'Delayed school admissions for summer born pupils (2020)' research report, updated the statement on admission of summer born children, removed outdated consultation details, and converted the local authority guidance into HTML.
Updated 'Admission of summer-born children: advice for local authorities and school admission authorities' and added 'Summer-born children starting school: advice for parents'.
Added updated statement on admission of summer born children for 2020.
Moved the 'Delayed school admissions for summer-born pupils' research reports for 2018 and 2019 to their own pages.
Added document 'Delayed school admissions for summer-born pupils (2019)' and summary of information it covers for the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
Added 'Delayed school admissions for summer-born pupils' and updated details to reflect change.
Updated advice document to take into account changes resulting from the publication of the revised school admissions code.
Updated document clarifies the compulsory school age.
