Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services which seeks approval of local authority admissions policy and admissions arrangements for entry to school in 2016.  The report describes changes to the Leeds Admissions policy and seeks approval for the policy.  In addition, the report also describes changes to the published admission number for three community primary schools and sets out the 6^th form admission number for four community high schools and asks the Board to note the co-ordination arrangements published on 1^st January.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report which sought approval of the Leeds Admission Policy and admission arrangements for school entry in 2016. The report also specifically detailed the proposed changes to the Leeds Admissions policy for the purposes of approval.  In addition, the report presented changes to the published admission number for three community primary schools and set out the sixth form admission number for four community high schools. Finally, the report invited the Board to note the co-ordination arrangements published on 1st January 2015.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That in determining the school admission arrangements for 2016, the Leeds Admission Policy 2016/17 be approved, and that the following be noted:-

(i) that the wording in relation to statements will be amended to reflect the introduction of Education, Health and Care Plans;

(ii) that there will be no change to the sibling criteria;

(iii) that the waiting list wording has been amended to reflect the instruction of the Office of the School Adjudicator;

(b)  That the changes made to the admission number for 3 primary schools and the publication of 6th form admission number for 4 community schools, as detailed within the submitted report, be noted;

(c)  That the Co-ordinated Scheme for Admission Arrangements for entry in

September 2016 be noted;

(d)  That it be noted that the officer responsible for this work is the Capacity Planning and Sufficiency Lead, with the date for implementation (ie. determination of any revised policy) being no later than 15 April 2015;

(e)  That it be noted that the officer responsible for the publication of the determined arrangements is the Capacity Planning and Sufficiency Lead, with the date for implementation (ie. publication) being no later than 1 May 2015.