PAN Consultation for 2026/27

The County Council, as the Admissions Authority, is responsible for setting the annual Planned Admission Numbers (PAN) for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools - where a change is proposed this must be done in consultation with the governing bodies and other stakeholders including parents. 

Voluntary Aided Schools, Foundation schools and Academies are their own Admission Authorities and are responsible for setting their own PANs. Where a change is proposed this must be done in consultation with the County Council and other stakeholders including parents.  

Although consultation is not required to increase or to keep the same admission number, admission authorities must notify the local authority of their intention to increase the admission number and reference to the change should be made on the school's website.  

Admissions Code: Section 1.47 identifies those who need to be consulted.  The consultation must last for a minimum of six weeks and be completed by 31 January 2025.  The normal period for consultation is 1 October - 31 January.  Arrangements must be determined by 28 February 2025. 

We are contacting schools electronically through the Norfolk Schools website for the proposed Planned Admission Numbers for the 2026/27 academic year. 

Feedback is required by 17th January 2025 

Please use the feedback form on the Norfolk Schools website to let us have your agreement or disagreement to the proposed PAN and any comments on the proposal by 17th January 2025. 

The agreement of the governing body to the PAN should be minuted at a full meeting. 

The consultation page for your school can be accessed via Norfolk Schools www.schools.norfolk.gov.uk You will be prompted to log in to 'My School'. 

The 'Admissions Number consultation for 2026/27' is in the 'Buildings' sub-section listed on the left-hand side of the page. There is also a link on this page to view a list of proposed PAN's for all schools, the 'Planned admissions numbers (Excel)' in the first paragraph. 

Also available on the My School page are the most recent pupil forecasts for your school which we strongly recommend reviewing before you respond. 

In the case of Community and VC schools, if we do not hear from you by 17th January 2025, your agreement to the proposed admission number will be assumed. 

As the co-ordinating authority for admissions in Norfolk we will also display the determined PAN's for Academies, Voluntary Aided Schools and Foundation Schools. 

County Council Contact 

Please use the feedback form on My School as mentioned to ensure the reply is registered in the database. If you need to discuss the PAN in more detail you can contact the Place Planning Team directly using the e-mail address panc@norfolk.gov.uk and we will be in touch as soon as possible.