Petition · past parliament
End religious discrimination in school admissions.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
Many faith schools have admissions policies based on religion, leading to local children not being able to get in, parents lying about their religion and reducing cultural integration in British society. No child should be denied a school place because of their or their parents religion.
The government has recently proposed to allow even greater religious discrimination in faith schools due to lobbying by catholic groups. In the 21st century this is a retrograde step.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 12 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Sep 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.