School Admissions Officer
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £124.78 per day |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 March 2026 |
| Location: | Bexleyheath, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category : Admin & Clerical
London Borough of Bexley
Location : Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT,
Start Date : immediate Start
Hours: 37
Salary: £124.78
Schools Admissions Manager Main Purpose of the job: The administration of childrens admissions to nursery classes, primary and secondary schools for the standard points of entry and in year applications Supporting the Bexley Selection Test process Assisting in the review and implementation of policies and procedures Main Duties and Responsibilities To arrange for pupils to be offered places in schools and to arrange for pupils seeking to transfer from one school to another, including those moving to the area, to be offered places, all in accordance with the Authoritys policies and statutory requirements and in particular with timescales set out in legislation, regulations and Council policy.
Job Activities: To administer the annual processes and procedures for dealing with applications for pupils to attend nursery classes, primary and secondary schools, including liaising with schools that are responsible for their own admissions procedures To produce accurate and helpful information for parents and Head Teachers about school admissions in order to assist parents in applying for a place at the school of their preference, including advice about the statutory appeals procedure. To enter applicant details on the pupil database, to maintain the database of children due for admission to schools and to provide schools and colleagues with appropriate information from the database. To make appropriate checks on applicants eligibility for school places. To administer co-ordinated in year application processes ensuring that children are offered places as quickly as possible, and that children without a school place are identified and monitored using locally agreed Fair Access Protocol. To keep current information about the numbers of pupils in each year group in each school and to identify school vacancies. To exchange information about applications with other local authorities, admission authorities and schools using the Pan London document exchange, S2S and secure email. To arrange for pupils to take selection tests in accordance with the set guidelines including the organisation of venues, arrangements for test days, distribution and collection of test materials, invigilating tests, marking and checking papers, issuing results and supporting the selection review process.
To prepare the Authoritys case to defend admission appeals. (To present admissions appeals after sufficient training has been given for the officer to feel competent and confident to do so). To deal with correspondence, undertake interviews with parents, and deal with telephone enquiries regarding pupils admission to schools. To liaise with other teams in the directorate and the Council over issues relating to admission of children to school. To promote the use of on-line applications for school places and to keep the Pan London application site updated with local information. To monitor children without a school place and make referrals as appropriate To maintain the school admissions webpages on the Council website. To be familiar with procedures for free school meal assessment, discretionary grants and school travel assistance and cover these areas of work if required.
General To deliver the admissions service within appropriate timescales ensuring that relevant service standards are achieved This will include dealing with complaints, managing conflict and disagreement in relation to decisions taken and undertaking the management of appeal cases, spot checking, suspected fraudulent applications, and applications regarding special/exceptional circumstances. To be conversant with legislation, regulations, case law and the Authoritys policies regarding pupils admission to school. To keep records in such a way as to be able to provide accurate statistical information quickly. To approach the duties of the post with a customer care philosophy. To plan own workload and develop systems to ensure that all areas of work are dealt with regularly. To undertake such other duties as may be assigned from time to time. To cover for other members of the team and all areas of work as necessary.
London Borough of Bexley
Location : Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT,
Start Date : immediate Start
Hours: 37
Salary: £124.78
Schools Admissions Manager Main Purpose of the job: The administration of childrens admissions to nursery classes, primary and secondary schools for the standard points of entry and in year applications Supporting the Bexley Selection Test process Assisting in the review and implementation of policies and procedures Main Duties and Responsibilities To arrange for pupils to be offered places in schools and to arrange for pupils seeking to transfer from one school to another, including those moving to the area, to be offered places, all in accordance with the Authoritys policies and statutory requirements and in particular with timescales set out in legislation, regulations and Council policy.
Job Activities: To administer the annual processes and procedures for dealing with applications for pupils to attend nursery classes, primary and secondary schools, including liaising with schools that are responsible for their own admissions procedures To produce accurate and helpful information for parents and Head Teachers about school admissions in order to assist parents in applying for a place at the school of their preference, including advice about the statutory appeals procedure. To enter applicant details on the pupil database, to maintain the database of children due for admission to schools and to provide schools and colleagues with appropriate information from the database. To make appropriate checks on applicants eligibility for school places. To administer co-ordinated in year application processes ensuring that children are offered places as quickly as possible, and that children without a school place are identified and monitored using locally agreed Fair Access Protocol. To keep current information about the numbers of pupils in each year group in each school and to identify school vacancies. To exchange information about applications with other local authorities, admission authorities and schools using the Pan London document exchange, S2S and secure email. To arrange for pupils to take selection tests in accordance with the set guidelines including the organisation of venues, arrangements for test days, distribution and collection of test materials, invigilating tests, marking and checking papers, issuing results and supporting the selection review process.
To prepare the Authoritys case to defend admission appeals. (To present admissions appeals after sufficient training has been given for the officer to feel competent and confident to do so). To deal with correspondence, undertake interviews with parents, and deal with telephone enquiries regarding pupils admission to schools. To liaise with other teams in the directorate and the Council over issues relating to admission of children to school. To promote the use of on-line applications for school places and to keep the Pan London application site updated with local information. To monitor children without a school place and make referrals as appropriate To maintain the school admissions webpages on the Council website. To be familiar with procedures for free school meal assessment, discretionary grants and school travel assistance and cover these areas of work if required.
General To deliver the admissions service within appropriate timescales ensuring that relevant service standards are achieved This will include dealing with complaints, managing conflict and disagreement in relation to decisions taken and undertaking the management of appeal cases, spot checking, suspected fraudulent applications, and applications regarding special/exceptional circumstances. To be conversant with legislation, regulations, case law and the Authoritys policies regarding pupils admission to school. To keep records in such a way as to be able to provide accurate statistical information quickly. To approach the duties of the post with a customer care philosophy. To plan own workload and develop systems to ensure that all areas of work are dealt with regularly. To undertake such other duties as may be assigned from time to time. To cover for other members of the team and all areas of work as necessary.