Education and schools – Newham Council (original) (raw)
Can my child go to school in England?
All children of UK citizens have to right to attend schools in England.
However, ‘Foreign nationals’ who do not normally live in the UK but want a school place for their child, must check that if their children have an immigration status which allows them to enter the UK and to access a state-funded school. In most cases, foreign national children in the UK have the right to attend schools in England. School admission authorities must not refuse to admit a child or remove them from their school roll based on their nationality or immigration status.
It is the responsibility of parents or carers, not the local authority or a school, to check that their children have a right, under their visa entry conditions, to study at a UK school.
Families must check their ‘right of abode’ or ‘the conditions of their immigration status’ for a state-funded school before applying for a school place in Newham.