Purpose

To inform Cabinet of the outcomes of the
consultation on School Admission Arrangements for Community and
Voluntary Controlled Schools and the home to schools transport
policy. Approval (determination) of the admission arrangements and
Home to School Transport Policy is also sought.

Content

RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a)      Cabinet note the
outcomes of the six-week consultation undertaken in relation to the
Council’s proposed admission arrangements for community and
voluntary controlled schools for 2026/27 and the Council’s
School Transport Policy for Children of Compulsory School Age that
took place between 4th November 2024 and
16th December 2024;
(b)      Cabinet approve the
proposed co-ordinated admission scheme for all maintained schools
and academies, as provided in Appendix 1 of this
report; 
(c)      Cabinet approve
(determine) the proposed admission arrangements, including proposed
oversubscription criteria (please note the removal of greater
catchment criterion) and proposed admission numbers for First and
Primary community and voluntary and controlled schools, as provided
in Appendix 2 of the report; 
(d)      Cabinet approve
(determine) the proposed admission arrangements, including proposed
over subscription criteria (please note the removal of greater
catchment criterion) and proposed admission numbers, for Middle,
High and Secondary community and voluntary controlled schools,
including sixth forms, as provided in Appendix 3 of this
report;
(e)      Cabinet approve a
reduction of the Published Admission Number at The Sele First
School from 84 to 60 with effect from September 2026, in view of
current and future pupil numbers; and
(f)      Cabinet approve the
Council’s School Transport Policy for Children of Compulsory
School Age provided in Appendix 5 of the report, and agree that the
School Transport Policy continue to be reviewed and reported back
to Cabinet in due course.