Purpose

That Cabinet agrees Surrey’s coordinated
admissions scheme for 2027 and recommends onto Full Council for
approval.

Content

RESOLVED:
 
That Cabinet endorse the coordinated admissions scheme for
September 2027 and recommend the scheme to the County Council for
approval.
 
Reasons for
Decisions:
 
1.   
The coordinated
admissions scheme for 2027 is essentially the same as 2026 with
dates updated
2.   
There are several
changes that have been made to the primary and secondary schemes as
points of clarification (see paragraph 9), but these do not alter
current practice
3.   
The coordinated admissions scheme will enable the County Council to
meet its statutory duties regarding school admissions
4.   
The coordinated admissions scheme is working well
5.   
The Local Authority has a statutory duty to publish its coordinated
admissions scheme for 2027 by 1 January 2026
6.   
The proposed scheme meets the statutory requirements of the School
Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Coordination of Admission
Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012 and the School Admissions
Code.
 
(The decisions on
this item can be called-in by the
Children, Families, Lifelong Learning & Culture Select
Committee)