Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to:

·        proposed Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary Schools Admission Policies, 2025

·        proposed Co-ordinated admission schemes for Infant, Junior, Primary schools and Secondary Schools 2025

·        proposed Planned Admission Numbers (PAN’s) for Community schools for 2025/26.

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Community and Voluntary Controlled Primary

Admissions Policies as set out in appendix 2 to the report be adopted for September 2025.

(ii)

That the approved admissions policies for September 2024 be used as a basis of consultation, if necessary, with schools and others for formulating the relevant admissions policies from September 2025/26 onwards.

(iii)

That the approved two co-ordinated admission schemes for

Secondary, Infant Junior and Primary schools as set out in appendix 3 to the report be adopted for September 2025.

(iv)

That the Planned Admissions Numbers (PAN’s) as set out in

appendix 3 to the report, for all community Primary schools to be adopted by the governing bodies of each school be noted subject to a correction to the PAN for Winlaton West

Primary, which should read 45 as opposed to 60 as shown in the report.

The above decisions have been made to enable the Council to comply with statutory legislation as it relates to school admissions policies, admission arrangements and co-ordinated admission arrangements.