Purpose

To approve Herefordshire Council’s proposed admissions arrangements for the academic year 2027/2028

The proposed arrangements comply with the current School Admissions Code which came into force on 1 September 2021. The recommendation applies to admission arrangements determined in 2025 for admission in school year 2027/2028 for those schools in Herefordshire for whom the council is the admissions authority.

Decision

Recommendation(s)

a)       The proposed admission arrangements for 2027/2028, as at appendix A, are approved.

Alternative options considered

There are no alternatives. The proposed admission arrangements are the result of considering the responses to the formal consultation undertaken in the winter of 2020/21(appendix B) and

following the updated admissions code of September 2021. No other alternative arrangements were suggested via the consultation process. It is a statutory requirement to determine admissions arrangements each year.