Report of the Strategic Director, Children, Adults and Families
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to the Gateshead school admissions arrangements and the co-ordinated schemes for primary and secondary schools for 2021/22.
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(i) That the Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary Admissions Policy, set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be adopted for September 2021.
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(ii) That the approved admissions policies for September 2020 are used, as a basis for consultation, if necessary, with schools and others for formulating the relevant admissions policies from September 2020/21 onwards.
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(iii) That the approved two co-ordinated admission schemes for secondary, infant junior and primary schools, set out in Appendix 3 to the report, be adopted for September 2021.
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(iv) That the reduction in Colegate Primary School planned admission number from 45 pupils per year group to 30 pupils for year group from September 2020 be approved.
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(v) That it be noted that the planned admission numbers, set out in Appendix 3 to the report, for all community primary schools will need to be adopted by the governing bodies of each school. |
The above decisions have been made to enable the Council to comply with statutory legislation as it relates to school admission policies, admission arrangements and co-ordinated admission arrangements.