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  • Decision details
  • Decision details

    Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for 2015

    Decision Maker: Cabinet

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Purpose:

    To seek agreement of the primary and secondary school co-ordinated admissions schemes for 2015, the admission arrangements for Kent community and voluntary controlled primary schools and the admission arrangements for Kent community and voluntary controlled secondary schools 2015

    Decisions:

    Cabinet received a report containing for consideration the proposed scheme for transfer to Primary and Secondary schools in September 2015 including the proposed process for non-coordinated In-Year Admissions, and seeking determination of the various criteria and proposed admission numbers there in.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform introduced the report, and asked Head of Admissions & Transport, Scott Bagshaw to relay the detail before reporting that admissions performance had been very strong; secondary admissions currently sat at 83.5% parents achieving first preference and 97.4% receiving one of their stated preferences.  Pressures in this area would continue to grow and it was crucial that the schemes put forward continued to be robust in order to avoid families missing out on their preferred schools.

     

    Mr Bagshaw addressed the committee to expand on the comments of the Cabinet Member, he reported:

     

          i.        That no changes to the scheme were proposed for 2015, other than minor variances to some of the dates in order to simplify operational matters for some of the schools. 

        ii.        That as the co-ordinated schemes were not subject to change this year, no public consultation had been undertaken in line with legislative requirements, but schools had been consulted and all had agreed to the proposals set out in the report.

     

    Patrick Leeson, Corporate Director for Early Years reiterated that all schools in Kent had signed up to the scheme and welcomed this continued co-operation in light of the varied and changing nature of education provision in the county.

     

    It was RESOLVED:

     

    CABINET

    Co-ordinated Admissions Schemes for 2015

     

    1.

    That the Coordinated Primary Admissions Scheme 2015/16 incorporating the In Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix A be agreed

    2.

    That the Co-ordinated Secondary Admissions Scheme 2015/16 incorporating the In Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix B be agreed

    3.

    That the oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary schools in Kent 2015/16 as detailed in Appendix C (1) be agreed

    4.

    That the oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary controlled Secondary schools in Kent 2015/16 as detailed in Appendix D (1) be agreed

    5.

    That the Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2015/16 as set out in Appendix C (2) be agreed

    6.

    That the Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Secondary Schools 2015/16 as set out in Appendix D (2) be agreed

    7.

    That the relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent Primary Schools 2015/16 as detailed in Appendix C (3) and the relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent

    Secondary Schools 2015/16 as set out in Appendix D (3) be agreed

    REASON

     

    1–7 inclusive

    In order that the Council has a co-ordinated approach to admissions that all schools have agreed to adhere to thereby enabling statutory provision requirements to be met and percentage of parents receiving first or second place preferences to be raised.

    ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

    No changes were proposed from the 2014 scheme which was the outcome of extensive consultation and consideration of options.

    CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

    None.

    DISPENSATIONS GRANTED

    None.

     

     

     

    Report author: Scott Bagshaw

    Publication date: 16/04/2014

    Date of decision: 24/03/2014

    Decided at meeting: 24/03/2014 - Cabinet

    Effective from: 04/04/2014

    Accompanying Documents: