Decision details

School Admissions Arrangements 2021/22

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a report that invited the Committee to determine:

·         The admissions arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2021/22;

·         The co-ordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the 2021/22 school year;

·         The co-ordinated scheme for secondary schools for the 2021/22 school year;

·         The Relevant Area;

·         Maps of the catchment areas.

Copies of the schemes, policies, relevant area and maps were appended to the report.

The report explained that the Council had consulted previously on the Policy in 2018 and therefore there was no duty to consult in the current year.  The Council delivered its school admission service through Brighter Futures for Children and the documents had to be determined by 28 February 2020 to ensure the Council was compliant with the School Admissions Code and they then had to be published on the Brighter Futures for Children website by 15 March 2020.

Resolved –

(1)     That the scheme attached to the report at Annexes A, B and C as the admissions arrangements for 2021/22 for community schools in Reading and the local arrangements for complying with the national coordinated primary school admission procedures for the allocation of primary school places for residents of Reading Borough be agreed;

(2)     That the scheme attached to the report at Annex D as the local arrangements for complying with the national coordinated secondary admissions procedure for the allocation of secondary school places for 2021/22 for residents of Reading Borough be agreed;

(3)     That the relevant area as attached to the report in Annex E which sets out the organisations that must be consulted for any admissions arrangements for schools in Reading be agreed.

Publication date: 20/01/2020

Date of decision: 08/01/2020

Decided at meeting: 08/01/2020 - Adult Social Care, Children's Services and Education Committee

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