The definition of a faith school is a school that provides a general education within a framework of a specific religious belief. According to information obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the National Secular Society, which campaigns for the separation of religion and the state, 21% of parents in England who put a non-faith secondary school as their first choice were assigned a faith school, the corresponding figure for primary schools being 14%. These figures show that many children are having religion imposed upon them against their parents’ wishes. They add to a growing weight of evidence showing that faith schools restrict choice for many parents, adding uncertainty and confusion to an already complex admissions system.