Fraudulent applications for primary admissions

Last updated: 15 May 2025

Next review: 6 February 2026

Each year some parents try to get a school place by cheating. For example, using a friend or relative’s address, a business address or temporarily renting a property near a popular school. This is unfair and could mean another child misses out.

If you believe someone has lied on a school application form, you can report fraud online