tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation from Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) 2026-06-10T09:52:30+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/opening-closing-and-making-changes-to-schools 2026-06-10T09:52:30+01:00 Opening, closing and making changes to schools Schools adjudicator decisions on opening, closing and making significant changes (prescribed alterations) to maintained schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/school-admissions-arrangements 2026-02-24T14:09:13+00:00 School admission arrangements How to object to admission arrangements and how admission authorities can apply for an in-year variation or appeal against a direction to admit a child. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/school-land-resolving-disputes 2022-08-16T17:01:35+01:00 School land: resolving disputes The schools adjudicator resolves disputes about the ownership of non-playing field land on the sites of maintained schools.