Purpose

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member
for Children and Learning detailing the Coordinated Scheme for
Admissions and the Admissions Policy for Community and Voluntary
Controlled Schools.

Decision

(i)  To
approve the Admissions Policies, the Published Admission Numbers
(PANs) and the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for Community
and Voluntary Controlled schools and the schemes for coordinating
Infant-Primary, Junior and Secondary admissions for the school year
2026-27 as set out in appendices 1 to 6.
(ii)  To authorise
the Executive Director for Children and Learning to take any action
necessary to give effect to the admissions policies and to make any
changes necessary to the admissions policies where required to give
effect to any Acts, Regulations or revised Schools Admissions or
School Admissions Appeals Codes or binding Schools Adjudicator,
Court or Ombudsman decisions whenever they arise.