Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
This report deals with the outcome of the
consultation on proposed secondary and primary admission
arrangements for September 2004. The cabinet needs to make
recommendations to the Council about the admission arrangements the
Council.
108/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council,
with regard to Secondary Admissions, that:
(i) it determines its secondary admission arrangements as set out
in Appendix 1 of the report.
(ii) the LEA includes in its consultation with schools and other
admission authorities for September 2005 that in the event of
oversubscription at the Hundred of Hoo School the following
apply:· Children in public care for whom the school is the
nearest appropriate;· Current family association (i.e. an
elder brother or sister in the school at the time of
application);· Child's health reasons. Medical evidence must
be provided which demonstrates a specific health reason which
requires a child to attend the preferred school;
· Residence within a particular scheme of education (see
maps in the secondary admission booklet). Under this criterion
places on the Hoo Peninsula would be allocated measuring distance
from East to West with those living furthest away from the school
being offered places first;· Nearness of children's homes
and ease of access to schools. (The 'nearness of children's homes'
part of this criterion operates for this school).
(iii) the minimum entry requirements for year 12 applications at
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School be as follows:'Level
3-a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C with at least a B in proposed AS
(or related) subject. Other specific course requirements also
apply'.
109/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council, with regard to Primary
Schools, that:(i) it determines its primary admission arrangements
as set out in Appendix 2 of the report , including operating the
'ease of access' part of the last criterion for Halling Primary
School before 'nearness of homes'.(ii) a review of the admissions
policy be undertaken in the summer term 2003 with all key
stakeholders.
110/2003 The Cabinet recommended to Council that it agrees the
Planned Admission numbers for secondary and primary schools as set
out in Appendix 3 of the report.
Reasons: Secondary:The secondary admission
arrangements as set out in Appendix 1 to the report were
recommended in view of the outcome of the consultation. Further
consultation on the proposed change for allocating places and
prioritising the waiting list at The Hundred of Hoo School, when
operating the fourth oversubscription criterion, would give the
school and other primary schools in the area sufficient opportunity
to express their views about the proposal. The proposed revision to
the minimum entry requirements for year 12 at Sir Joseph
Williamson's Mathematical School was in line with the request from
the school.
Primary:The recommendations recognised the responses to the
consultation, which sought a change in the current policy of two
intakes to reception classes. A fundamental review of this policy
was therefore recommended, involving all key stakeholders, to be
undertaken immediately in the summer term of 2003.Planned admission
numbers:The recommended planned admission numbers as set out in
Appendix 3 of the report would be in line with the indicated
admission numbers for schools, would allow for sensible
organisation of children and classes within schools and would be
consistent with infant class size legislation for infant schools.
To agree to exceed the planned admission numbers only in
exceptional circumstances would be in line with recommendations in
the Code of Practice on School Admissions.
Publication date: 18/03/2003
Date of decision: 18/03/2003
Decided at meeting: 18/03/2003 - Cabinet
Effective from: 28/03/2003
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