Decision details

CONSULTATION RESPONSES TO ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2014/15

Decision Maker: Assistant City Mayor - Children, Young People & Schools

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To agree admission arrangements and secondary schools’ catchment areas.

Decision:

1.     To remove link areas – Criterion 5.

 

2.     To create separate criterions for siblings rather than have this as a tie breaker in each category.

 

3.     To maintain the Published Admission Number at Sir Jonathan North Community College at 240 for 2014/15.

Reasons for the decision:

To comply with statutory duty;

 

(1)   & (2) above - to effect agreed changes to Secondary School Catchment Areas;

      To create greater clarity for parents;

 

(3)   To manage the current low cohort of Year 7 places to protect intake at vulnerable schools.

Alternative options:

This decision closely related to that in connection with the Determination of Secondary School Catchment Areas. Alternative option was no change.

Publication date: 21/03/2013

Date of decision: 02/04/2013

Effective from: 10/04/2013

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