Agenda item - School Admissions 2012/13

Report of the Strategic Director, People (copy attached)

That the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People agree:

1)     That the proposed school admissions numbers set out in the consultation documents be adopted for the admissions year 2012/13, with the exception of Dorothy Stringer School which should increase to 330.

2)     That the admission priorities for Community Schools set out in the consultation documents are adopted for all age groups.

3)     A blanket priority for children who have been adopted away from birth families will be added to priority 2 for both primary and secondary schools.

4)     That the Council should review the final version of the Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic Secondary School admission arrangements (as amended in light of the Diocesan response and parental and school responses) to decide whether it should comment further.

5)     That the co-ordinated schemes of admissions be approved.

6)     That the City boundary be retained as the relevant area for consultation for school admissions.

79.1         The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People considered a report of the Strategic Director, People. The report sought approval for proposals on School Admission Arrangements for 2011/12.

79.2         The report author noted that a letter had been received after the consultation period had ended from Dr Leslie Ironside, Child Psychotherapist. The letter was written in support of the proposal to add adopted children to priority two for primary and secondary community school admissions.

79.3         The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People thanked the report author and noted the decision by Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic VA Secondary School to review its admissions proposals for 2012/13 in light of the consultation responses.

79.4         RESOLVED- That the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People agrees:

1)     That the proposed school admissions numbers set out in the consultation documents be adopted for the admissions year 2012/13, with the exception of Dorothy Stringer School which should increase to 330.

2)     That the admission priorities for Community Schools set out in the consultation documents are adopted for all age groups.

3)     A blanket priority for children who have been adopted away from birth families will be added to priority 2 for both primary and secondary schools.

4)     That the Council should review the final version of the Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic Secondary School admission arrangements (as amended in light of the Diocesan response and parental and school responses) to decide whether it should comment further.

5)     That the co-ordinated schemes of admissions be approved.

6)     That the City boundary be retained as the relevant area for consultation for school admissions.