81 School Admission Arrangements 2020 - KEY DECISION PDF 65 KB
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Minutes:
The Board considered a
report of the Strategic Director, People, on School Admission Arrangements for
2020.
The Board was advised
that in October 2018, Halton Local Authority issued a statutorily required
consultation on the proposed admission arrangements and co-ordinated admission
schemes for the September 2020 intake. It was noted that the consultation ran
until 9 November 2018, with no changes proposed to the current oversubscription
criteria for admission to Local Authority maintained community and voluntary
controlled primary schools. No responses to the consultation were received.
It was further noted
that reference to all Halton community secondary schools had been removed, as
all were either academies, free schools or voluntary aided and were therefore
their own admission authorities, with responsibility for consulting on proposed
changes.
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), as this
method could be seen as arbitrary and random.
Implementation Date
The Policy and co-ordinated schemes would
apply for the September 2020 academic intake.
RESOLVED: That
the Board approves the School Admissions Policy, Admission Arrangements and
Co-ordinated Schemes for admission to primary and secondary schools for the
2020/21 academic year.