Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Lead for Children and Schools submits a report that briefs Members on the outcome of the recent Consultation exercise on Admission Arrangements for 2011/12 and seeks immediate approval for the publication of City Council admission arrangements for 2011/12. Cabinet is asked to approve the recommendations set out in Paragraph 2.3 of the report.

A minute extract from the meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee held 18 March 2010 will be circulated as soon as it is available.

Councillor Dempster submitted a report that briefed Members on the outcome of the recent Consultation exercise on Admission Arrangements for 2011/12 and sought immediate approval for the publication of City Council admission arrangements for 2011/12.

The comments of the Children & Young People’s Scrutiny Committee, held on 18 March 2010 were noted.

RESOLVED:

that Cabinet approves the admission arrangements for the 2011/12 academic year for Community Schools, incorporating the changes that were the subject of consultation as detailed below:

1)     Change the present Priority Area for Riverside Business and Enterprise College to a Linked area for Fullhurst Community College, The Lancaster School and Sir Jonathan North Community College.

2)     Amend the ‘tie-break’ criterion, where there are more pupils living in the Priority Area than places available, to allow priority to pupils with siblings who will be attending the school at the time of starting school. Any remaining places will be allocated to pupils who live closest to the school.

3)     Introduce an extended closing date for pupils moving into or within Leicester after the National Closing Dates, with the dates of 26^th November 2010 for Secondary, and 11^th February 2011 for Primary.

4)     The variation of admission numbers in a small number of City primary schools to improve class organisation and assist school improvement as detailed in Section 4.1 (d).