Issue - meetings
School Admissions 2018/19
Meeting: 07/02/2017 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 School Admissions 2018/19 
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Additional documents:
- 5.9a Appendix One - Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Nursery 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9b Appendix Two - Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Primary Schools 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9c Appendix Three - Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Secondary Schools 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9d Appendix Four - Proposed Coordinated Schemes for Reception and Year7 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9e Appendix Five - Proposed Coordinated Scheme for In-Year Admissions 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9f Appendix Six - Published Admissions Numbers for Schools in LBTH 2018-19, item 5
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- 5.9g Appendix Seven - An Analysis of the Responses to the LBTH Public Consultation, item 5
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- Webcast for School Admissions 2018/19
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Nursery Schools/Classes in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To agree the proposal to establish central system for the co-ordination of applications for admission to Tower Hamlets nursery schools and classes as outlined in paragraph 3.8 of the report.
3. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Primary Schools in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
4. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Secondary Schools in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
5. To agree the schemes for co-ordinating admissions to the Reception Year and Year 7 for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.
6. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.
7. To agree the planned admission number for each school in Tower Hamlets in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 6 to the report.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN’S SERVICES (D. JONES)
(Head of Pupil Services (T. Bryan)
(Divisional Director, Education and Partnerships (C. McInnes)
Minutes:
Councillor Rachael Saunders, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services introduced the report. She highlighted the Council’s continuing commitment to work with schools to manage admissions and that a high percentage of children were successful in gaining admission to one of their top three choices. The introduction of centralised nursery admissions was also noted.
Christoph Jankowski, from the Friends of Bow Primary addressed the meeting and reported on concerns that the proposed construction and opening of the Bow Primary School was not proceeding as fast as parents would wish.
The Mayor agreed to discuss the issue further with parents but stated that using the existing demand data, and site availability information, 2019 was the most likely opening date but that it may be possible to have a temporary site before then, subject to need.
The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out in the report.
RESOLVED
1. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Nursery Schools/Classes in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To agree the proposal to establish central system for the co-ordination of applications for admission to Tower Hamlets nursery schools and classes as outlined in paragraph 3.8 of the report.
3. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Primary Schools in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
4. To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Secondary Schools in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
5. To agree the schemes for co-ordinating admissions to the Reception Year and Year 7 for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.
6. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.
7. To agree the planned admission number for each school in Tower Hamlets in 2018/19, as set out in Appendix 6 to the report.