Agenda, decisions and minutes

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There were no declarations of interest.

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To approve the co-ordinated scheme and admission arrangements.

To approve the proposed coordinated admission scheme, which all local authorities are required by section 88M of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (SSFA) to have in place, as shown in Annex 1 of the report.

To approve the proposed admission arrangements for Cheshire East community and controlled schools, which are the overall procedure, practices, criteria and supplementary information to be used in deciding on the allocation of school places, as shown in Annex 2 of the report. 

Consideration was given to the coordinated scheme and admission arrangements for 2018 and subsequent years, subject to any review.

In accordance with Section 88M of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (SSFA), all Local Authorities are required to have in place a coordinated scheme which will apply to applications for places in all publicly funded mainstream primary and secondary schools (i.e. including academies) for the school year 2018-19.

The proposed admission arrangements include the overall procedure, practices, criteria, published admission number (PAN) and supplementary information to be used in deciding on the allocation of school places. Current admission numbers and proposed changes for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2018, which the Local Authority is responsible for as the admission authority for these schools,  were set out in the report. 

The approval will enable the Local Authority to meet its statutory duty to determine by 28 February 2017 a coordinated admissions scheme and admission arrangements to apply for 2018 and subsequent years, subject to any further review.

RESOLVED

1.    That approval be given to the proposed coordinated admission scheme, which all local authorities are required by section 88M of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (SSFA) to have in place, as shown in Annex 1 of the report.

2.    That approval be given to the proposed admission arrangements for Cheshire East community and controlled schools, which are the overall procedure, practices, criteria and supplementary information to be used in deciding on the allocation of school places, as shown in Annex 2 of the report.