Issue - meetings

BCP Council administers admission arrangements for its community and voluntary controlled schools. There is a legal requirement to determine the arrangements annually as described in the School Admissions Code 2021 and associated legislation.

There are no proposed changes to the admission arrangements for the 2024/25 academic year from those which were publicly consulted upon and determined by the Council for the 2023/24 academic year.

The local authority must also formulate and publish a scheme to coordinate the admission arrangements for all publicly funded schools within their area for the 2024/25 academic year.

The Team Manager, School Admissions, presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'E' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

BCP Council administered admission arrangements for its community and voluntary controlled schools. There was a legal requirement to determine the arrangements annually as described in the School Admissions Code 2021 and associated legislation.

There were no proposed changes to the admission arrangements for the 2024/25 academic year from those which were publicly consulted upon and determined by the Council for the 2023/24 academic year.

The local authority must also formulate and publish a scheme to coordinate the admission arrangements for all publicly funded schools within their area for the 2024/25 academic year.

The Committee discussed the report and comments were made:

• The maintained schools the policy was in relation to were detailed to the Committee
• It was noted that the changes to the admission arrangements had been considered by the Committee last year.

RECOMMENDED that Cabinet approve:

(a) the admission arrangements for maintained community and voluntary controlled schools in accordance with Part III, Chapter I, Section 89 of the 1998 School Standards and Framework Act and Section 1 of the School Admissions Code 2014

(b) the Coordinated Admissions Scheme for the administration of the 2021/22 year in accordance with Part III, Chapter I, Section 89 of the 1998 School Standards and Framework Act and paragraphs 2.202.22 of the School Admissions Code 2014.

Voting: For - unanimous