Decision details

To determine the School Admissions Arrangements for 2025 -26, including:

·       The Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for all schools and academies

·       The Admission Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools

·       The Protocol for pupil admittance over Published Admission Number for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools and Service Personnel.

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 Note:

 Admission authorities are only required to complete a full public consultation once every seven years. The last consultation was completed in 2016 for the 2018 admission arrangements.  Therefore, on this occasion, a full consultation was undertaken. 

We are required to determine the Admission Scheme, Arrangements and Protocol for 2025/2026. Included in this consultation is the publication of PAN for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools.

Cllr Philip Robinson sought Cabinet approval to determine the School Admissions Arrangements for 2025 - 26, including:

The Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for all schools and

Academies

The Admission Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools

The Protocol for pupil admittance over Published Admission Number (PAN) for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools and Service Personnel.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

That Cabinet approves the School Co-ordination and Admission Arrangements as set out in the documents referred to below:

Appendix 1 - The Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme for 2025 for all Primary/Infant/Junior/Secondary Schools and Academies

Appendix 2 - The Admissions Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary/Infant/Junior Schools and Secondary School for 2025

Appendix 3 - Protocol for pupil admittance over published admission number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for 2025

Appendix 4 - School Admissions guidance for children of UK service personnel and crown servants for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools

Appendix 5 Results of the Consultation