Tags: admissions
Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools in England. Read More »
Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated
Posted: Fri, 02 Jul 2021
A state-funded faith school will be investigated after the NSS raised concerns about potential racial discrimination in its admissions. Read More »
Temporary changes should prompt fairer school admissions, says NSS
Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2020
The NSS has said temporary changes to many faith schools' admissions policies should prompt lasting change to make schools more inclusive. Read More »
NSS: school admissions changes miss chance to tackle discrimination
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has criticised a revision of England's school admissions code for not tackling inequities stemming from faith-based admissions. Read More »
NSS: council should tackle discriminatory school admissions in review
Posted: Wed, 05 Aug 2020
The NSS has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory policies in faith schools in an upcoming review. Read More »
End faith-based selection to promote fairer admissions, NSS says
Posted: Fri, 01 May 2020
Religious selection in faith schools undermines efforts to improve the socio-economic diversity of schools' intakes, the NSS has said. Read More »
Council defends plans to extend selection in Catholic schools
Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Renfrewshire Council looks set to extend the priority it gives to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
Posted: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
The NSS has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority given to baptised Catholic children for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
NSS: council wrong over baptism certificates in school admissions
Posted: Mon, 17 Feb 2020
Renfrewshire Council plans to extend the priority given to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools. Read More »
NSS urges council not to approve discriminatory Catholic school
Posted: Thu, 23 Jan 2020
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new religiously selective Catholic state school in the city. Read More »
Council set to approve discriminatory faith school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
A new discriminatory Catholic primary school is expected to open in Peterborough after education officials recommended its approval. Read More »
NSS warns against discriminatory new Catholic school in Peterborough
Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019
The NSS has urged Peterborough City Council not to approve plans to open a new discriminatory Catholic school in the east of the city. Read More »
Rule change may shut children out from non-faith schools in Surrey
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has warned that changes to admissions rules in Surrey could restrict families' chances of sending children to non-faith schools. Read More »
20,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preferences
Posted: Mon, 30 Sep 2019
More than 20,000 children were sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences this month, NSS research has found. Read More »
NSS rallies opposition to new selective Catholic school
Posted: Thu, 12 Sep 2019
The NSS is resisting plans to open a religiously selective Catholic school in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Read More »
Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families
Posted: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families. Read More »
Peer raises shortage of religiously neutral schools in Lords debate
Posted: Tue, 30 Apr 2019
A peer has highlighted the shortage of religiously neutral schooling during a Lords debate, referencing figures from the NSS. Read More »
NSS signs major letter against new fully selective faith schools
Posted: Mon, 15 Apr 2019
Public figures and campaigners including the NSS have urged the government not to fund a new wave of religiously selective faith schools. Read More »
NSS to challenge new religiously selective faith school proposals
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The government has announced details of plans for 14 new faith schools which could select all their children on a religious basis. Read More »
NSS leads call for national inquiry into school admissions
Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019
The NSS has raised concerns about faith-based discrimination and segregation and called for an inquiry into school admissions in England. Read More »
