Launching its consultation today (27 May), the Department for Education (DfE) said the proposed code would be simpler, fairer and more transparent for parents.
Plans to "slim down" the existing admissions code were first set out in the Schools White Paper last year.
The proposals for a new code will allow popular schools to expand to make it easier for them to take on more pupils and would ban local authorities from using area-wide school place "lotteries".
Measures would also be included that allow priority to be given to children of school staff when a school is over-subscribed and allow twins and other multiple-birth children to be admitted to infant classes even if it takes the class over the 30-child limit.
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