Agenda item

The local authority must consult on any changes it wishes to make to the admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2024. Consultation must run for at least six weeks between 1 October 2022 and 31 January 2023 and admission arrangements for 2024 must be determined by 28 February 2023. This report seeks authorisation to proceed to consultation on the schools listed.

That the Service Manager for School Admissions go out to statutory consultation on the proposed changes to admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2024 including:-

·         Southfield Park Primary School – extension of catchment area; change to the tie-breaker within catchment, and removal of ‘nearest school’

·         Stamford Green Primary School – introduction of catchment area and removal of ‘nearest school’

·         Beauclerc Infant School - reduction of Reception PAN from 40 to 30

·         Farncombe Infant School - reduction of Reception PAN from 50 to 30

·         St Ann’s Heath Junior School – reduction of Year 3 PAN from 90 to 60 and removal of Meadowcroft Infant School as a feeder school at Year 3