Decision details

RESOLVED:

1. That Cabinet makes the following recommendation to the County Council:

Recommendation

That the coordinated admissions scheme that will apply to all applicants and schools for 2026 is agreed as set out in Annex 1. 

Reasons for Decisions:

·         The coordinated admissions scheme for 2026 is essentially the same as 2025 with dates updated

·         There are several changes that have been made to the primary and secondary schemes as points of clarification (see paragraph 9), but these do not alter current practice

·         The coordinated admissions scheme will enable the County Council to meet its statutory duties regarding school admissions

·         The coordinated admissions scheme is working well

·         The Local Authority has a statutory duty to publish its coordinated admissions scheme for 2026 by 1 January 2025

·         The proposed scheme meets the statutory requirements of the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Coordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012 and the School Admissions Code

(The decisions on this item can be called-in by the Children, Families, Lifelong Learning & Culture Select Committee)