88 School Admission Arrangements 2019 - KEY DECISION PDF 211 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People, on the
school admission arrangements for 2019.
The Board was advised that in October 2017, Halton Local Authority issued
a statutorily required paper on the proposed admission arrangements and
co-ordinated admission schemes for the September 2019 intake. It was noted that
the consultation ran until 17 November 2017, with no changes proposed to the
current oversubscription criteria for Local Authority schools. It was reported
that no responses to the consultation had been received.
Reason(s) for
Decision
The decision was
statutorily required and any revision to the proposed arrangements may adversely
affect school place planning, as detailed in the report.
Alternative
Options Considered and Rejected
Other options
considered and rejected included the allocation of places through random
allocation (lottery), and this method could be seen as arbitrary and random.
Implementation
Date
The Policy will
apply for the September 2019 academic intake.
RESOLVED: That the Board approves the School Admissions Policy,
Admission Arrangements and Co-ordinated Schemes, attached to the report, for
admission to primary and secondary schools for the 2019/20 academic year.