Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform and the Corporate Director for Education and Young People’s Services, and to consider and endorse or make proposals to the Cabinet Member on the proposed decision to accept and determine the co-ordinated schemes for Primary and Secondary Admissions in Kent, the In-Year Admission process for Primary and Secondary schools in Kent and the admission arrangements for the 2018/19 school year.

(Scott Bagshaw, Head of Admissions and Transport attended the meeting for this item)

1.     Mr Bagshaw introduced the report on the outcome of the consultation on the proposed scheme for transfer to Primary and Secondary schools in September 2018 including the proposed process for non-coordinated In-Year Admissions.

2.     Mr Bagshaw responded to questions from members of the Committee as follows

·         Explaining the rationale around 0.5 mile and 1.5 mile radii for priority for admission of children to Bunbury Primary School and the links with Aylesford and Boxley Parishes and anticipated new house building in the area.

3.     RESOLVED to endorse the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Education and Health Reform on the decision to accept and determine:

a)     The Coordinated Primary Admissions Scheme 2018/19 incorporating the In Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix A

b)     The Co-ordinated Secondary Admissions Scheme 2018/19 incorporating the In Year admissions process as detailed in Appendix B

c)      The oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools in Kent 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix C (1)

d)     The oversubscription criteria relating to Community and Voluntary Controlled Secondary Schools in Kent 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix D (1)

e)     The Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2018/19 as set out in Appendix C (2)

f)       The Published Admissions Number for Community and Voluntary Controlled Secondary Schools 2018/19 as set out in Appendix D (2)

g)     The relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix C (3) and the relevant statutory consultation areas for Kent Secondary Schools 2018/19 as set out in Appendix D (3).