Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 18, 2026

Purpose: To determine the admissions arrangements for the academic year

Content: Determined the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s admissions arrangements for all mainstream community nursery, primary and secondary schools, including Post-16, for the 2027/28 academic year as set out in Appendix A. The changes in the arrangements are:   ·        Updating the sibling criterion within the secondary oversubscription criteria to include priority for children who have siblings enrolled in a secondary school’s post-16 provision.   ·        Providing further clarification to the existing definition of children of staff in both primary and secondary oversubscription criteria, on vacant posts for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.   Agreed to participate in the Pan London co-ordinated admission system for Reception and Year 7 for the 2027/28 academic year as set out in Appendix B.