Job Description
School Admissions Officer (Temporary – 14 Weeks)
Location: Civic Offices, Bexleyheath (Onsite)
Contract: 14 Weeks – 36 Hours per Week
Start Date: 23 February 2026
IR35: Inside
Rate:
* PAYE: £124.78 per day
* Umbrella/Ltd: £164.08 per day
Ribble Recruitment is supporting a London Local Authority within Children’s Services to appoint an experienced School Admissions Officer to provide long-term sickness cover within the School Admissions Team.
This is a fast-paced statutory role requiring prior experience in local authority school admissions administration.
The Role
You will be responsible for the end-to-end administration of school admissions, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, council policy, and legislative timescales.
Core responsibilities include:
* Managing nursery, primary and secondary admissions (standard entry and in-year applications)
* Administering coordinated admissions processes
* Processing applications in line with statutory deadlines
* Maintaining and updating pupil databases
* Monitoring vacancies and year group capacities
* Managing Fair Access Protocol cases
* Exchanging data with schools and other Local Authorities via Pan London systems, S2S and secure email
* Supporting and administering the Bexley Selection Test process (including logistics, invigilation and marking support)
* Preparing cases for admission appeals and presenting appeals (following training)
* Handling complex parent enquiries, complaints and disputes
* Monitoring children without a school place and escalating where appropriate
This role requires high levels of accuracy, organisation, and strong customer service skills when dealing with parents, schools and internal stakeholders.
Essential Requirements
* Previous experience working within a Local Authority School Admissions Team
* Strong working knowledge of the School Admissions Code and relevant legislation
* Experience administering coordinated admissions and in-year transfers
* Experience maintaining pupil databases and handling sensitive data
* Ability to manage appeals processes and complex parental enquiries
* Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing statutory deadlines
* Eligible to work in the UK
Desirable
* Experience supporting selection test processes
* Experience presenting admission appeal cases
* Knowledge of Fair Access Protocol procedures
* Experience maintaining council webpages or online application systems