Decision details
Consultation on the Council’s Admission Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020
Decision Maker: EXECUTIVE
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To approve the commencement of the Council’s consultation on admission arrangements to ensure the statutory requirement for admissions consultation is met. The Council is the admissions authority for Community and Voluntary Controlled schools.
Decision:
1. That the commencement of consultation for the proposed changes to the Council’s admission arrangements for the academic year 2020/21 be approved to:
· include priority for children of staff to the following schools’ oversubscription criteria; Dunstable Icknield Lower, Fairfield Park Lower, Greenleas School, Heathwood Lower, Shefford Lower, Soutcott Lower and Thomas Johnson Lower;
· include priority for children previously in state care outside of England for all community and voluntary controlled schools;
· to reduce the Published Admission Number for Linslade Lower School from 45 per year group to 30 per year group with effect from September 2019.
2. To authorise the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Families, Education and Children, to determine the Council’s admission policy for 2020, by 28 February 2019, as required by legislation.
Report author: Jessica Mortimer
Publication date: 06/12/2018
Date of decision: 04/12/2018
Decided at meeting: 04/12/2018 - EXECUTIVE
Effective from: 14/12/2018
Accompanying Documents:
- Admissions Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020 PDF 90 KB
- Appendix 1 - Admissions Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020 - Proposed Community and VC Schools Admission policy and PANs 2020 PDF 116 KB
- Appendix 2 - Admissions Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020 - Proposed Lower, Primary and Middle 2020-21 co-ordinated scheme PDF 135 KB
- Appendix 3 - Admissions Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020 - Proposed Secondary and Upper 2020-21 co-ordinated scheme PDF 117 KB
- Appendix 4 - Admissions Arrangements for the Academic Year 2020 - Confirmation of Religious Affiliation form PDF 67 KB