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 2025/26 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 2025/26 academic year.

RESOLVED that Cabinet: -

(a)           Considered any comments from Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, if any, concerning Schools Admissions Arrangements 2025/2026 for community and maintained schools; and

(b)           Supported the determination of the arrangements as set out

in Appendix 1 and 2 of this report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People

Reason

BCP Council is legally required to determine admission arrangements for the 2025/26 academic year for all maintained schools for which it is an admission authority and to agree coordinated admission arrangements for all admission authorities in the area. Arrangements must be determined by BCP Council by 28 February 2024.

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'H' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

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

In relation to this Cabinet was informed that there are no proposed changes to the admission arrangements for the 2025/26 academic year from those which were publicly consulted upon and determined by the Council for the 2023/24 academic year.

Further to this Cabinet was advised that 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 2025/26 academic year.

RESOLVED that Cabinet: -

(a)           Considered any comments from Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee, if any, concerning Schools Admissions Arrangements 2025/2026 for community and maintained schools; and

(b)           Supported the determination of the arrangements as set out in Appendix 1 and 2 of this report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People

Reason

BCP Council is legally required to determine admission arrangements for the 2025/26 academic year for all maintained schools for which it is an admission authority and to agree coordinated admission arrangements for all admission authorities in the area. Arrangements must be determined by BCP Council by 28 February 2024.