Currently, every school is set a «planned admissions number», but ministers say the process for trying to expand beyond it is too complex. (bbc.co.uk)
They're considerably higher than the regular - decision admissions numbers that will come in the spring. (businessinsider.com)
In the event that either school is oversubscribed against its planned admission number for 2018, we will consider voluntarily admitting extra pupils to ensure that no one is disadvantaged by the distance criteria of the current academies» admissions policies. (inspirationtrust.org)