A report inviting the Committee to determine:

·         The admissions arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2025/26.

·         The coordinated scheme for primary and junior schools for the 2025/26 school year.

·         The coordinated scheme for secondary schools for the 2025/26 school year.

·         The Relevant Area 2025.

·         Maps of the Primary catchment areas.

The Committee received a report that invited the Committee to agree the determination of school admissions arrangements for September 2025 as follows:

·         The admission arrangements for Community Primary Schools in Reading for the school year 2025/26.

·         The coordinated scheme for primary schools for the 2025/26 school year.

·         The coordinated scheme for secondary schools for the 2025/26 school year.

·         The Primary catchment areas

·         The Relevant Area 2025/26

Copies of the schemes, policies and relevant area were appended to the report at Annexes A, B, C, D and E.

Resolved –

(1)  That the scheme attached at Annexes A, B and C to the report as the admission arrangements for 2025/26 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 at Annex D to the report, as the local arrangements for complying with the national coordinated secondary admissions procedure for the allocation of secondary school places for 2025/26 for residents of Reading Borough be agreed.

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