Issue - meetings
Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2014/15
Meeting: 05/06/2013 - Cabinet - Expired (Item 7)
7 Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2014/15 PDF 115 KB
Additional documents:
- 7.1b Appendix 1. Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Primary Schools (2014-15), item 7 PDF 97 KB
- 7.1c Appendix 2. Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Secondary Schools (2014-15), item 7 PDF 104 KB
- 7.1d Appendix 3. Proposed Schemes for Admission to Reception and Year 7 (2014-15), item 7 PDF 207 KB
- 7.1e Appendix 4. Proposed Scheme for In-Year Admissions (2014-15), item 7 PDF 131 KB
- 7.1f Appendix 5. Planned School Admission Numbers (2014-15), item 7 PDF 87 KB
- 7.1g Appendix 6 Tower Hamlets Admission Forum Revised Consitution, item 7 PDF 99 KB
- 7.1h Appendix 7 EA_Bow_Boys_School ver.2, item 7 PDF 106 KB
Decision:
NOTE: The Mayor indicated that the following amendments would be made to Appendix 1 of the report:
The paragraph on Page 2 of Appendix 1 (Admission Arrangements for Community Primary Schools 2014/15) that reads:
“In the event of oversubscription within categories 3 and 4 and 5, priority will be given, firstly, to children who live the furthest distance to the nearest alternative school within their catchment area; secondly, to children outside the catchment area, by the shortest walking distance (See note 3).”
Be replaced by the following:
“In the event of oversubscription within categories 3 and 4, priority will be given to children for whom the school applied for is their nearest school within the catchment area; secondly, to children who live nearest the school by the shortest walking distance. (See note 3).
In the event of oversubscription within category 5, priority will be given to children who live nearest the school by the shortest walking distance. (See note 3).”
DECISION
1. To agree the admission criteria for Tower Hamlets primary and secondary community schools in 2014/15, as set out in Appendices 1 (as amended) and 2.
2. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating admissions to Reception and Year 7 for 2014/15, as set out at Appendix 3.
3. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2014/15, set out at Appendix 4.
4. To agree the planned admission number for each Tower Hamlets School in 2014/15, set out at Appendix 5.
5. To agree the revised constitution of the Tower Hamlets School Admission Forum as outlined in Appendix 6.
Minutes:
The report was introduced by Anne Canning, Interim Corporate Director Education, Social Care and Wellbeing, who referred to problems experienced at Chisenhale Primary School and commented that the report was to be amended to address the issue.
Accordingly, the Mayor indicated that the following amendments would be made to Appendix 1 of the report:
The paragraph on Page 2 of Appendix 1 (Admission Arrangements for Community Primary Schools 2014/15) that reads:
“In the event of oversubscription within categories 3 and 4 and 5, priority will be given, firstly, to children who live the furthest distance to the nearest alternative school within their catchment area; secondly, to children outside the catchment area, by the shortest walking distance (See note 3).”
Be replaced by the following:
“In the event of oversubscription within categories 3 and 4, priority will be given to children for whom the school applied for is their nearest school within the catchment area; secondly, to children who live nearest the school by the shortest walking distance. (See note 3).
In the event of oversubscription within category 5, priority will be given to children who live nearest the school by the shortest walking distance. (See note 3).”
The Mayor agreed the recommendations listed in the report, as amended.
RESOLVED
1. To agree the admission criteria for Tower Hamlets primary and secondary community schools in 2014/15, as set out in Appendices 1 (as amended) and 2.
2. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating admissions to Reception and Year 7 for 2014/15, as set out at Appendix 3.
3. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2014/15, set out at Appendix 4.
4. To agree the planned admission number for each Tower Hamlets School in 2014/15, set out at Appendix 5.
5. To agree the revised constitution of the Tower Hamlets School Admission Forum as outlined in Appendix 6.