Inquiry ordered into faith schools admissions

An inquiry has been ordered following claims that faith schools have been breaking laws aimed at making admissions fairer. Schools Adjudicator Philip Hunter has been given until July to probe the way all schools and academies decide which pupils to take. He has been...

Faith schools are breaking the law on admissions

Faith schools appear to be routinely breaking the law over admissions, a Government survey has found. Ed Balls, schools secretary, announced yesterday that his Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) had randomly picked three authorities – Barnet,...