Issue - meetings
Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2017/18
Meeting: 02/02/2016 - Cabinet (Item 5)
5 Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2017/18 
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Additional documents:
- 5.8 Appendices Cover, item 5
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- 5.8b Appendix 1 - LBTH Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Nursery (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8c Appendix 2 - LBTH Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Primary Schools (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8d Appendix 3 - LBTH Proposed Admission Criteria for Community Secondary Schools (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8e Appendix 4 - LBTH Proposed Coordinated Schemes for Admission to Reception and Year 7 (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8f Appendix 5 - LBTH Proposed Coordinated Scheme for In-Year Admissions (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8g Appendix 6 - LBTH Published Admissions Numbers for TH Schools (2017-18), item 5
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- 5.8h Appendix 7 - LBTH School Admission Consultation Responses 2017-18, item 5
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- 5.8i Appendix 8 - LBTH EIA on School Admission Arrangements 2015, item 5
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- Webcast for Determination of School Admission Arrangements for 2017/18
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree the arrangements and oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Nursery Schools/Classes in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To agree the arrangements, oversubscription criteria and catchment areas for admission to Community Primary Schools in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
3. To agree the arrangements and oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Secondary Schools in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
4. To agree the schemes for co-ordinating admissions to the Reception Year of primary school and Year 7 of secondary school for 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.
5. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.
6. To agree the planned admission number for each school in Tower Hamlets in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 6 to the report.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN’S SERVICES (D. JONES)
(Head of Pupil Admissions and Exclusions (T. Bryan)
Minutes:
Councillor Rachael Saunders, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education and Children’s Services, introduced the report setting out school admission arrangements for 2017/18. The report had been discussed and agreed at the Schools Admissions Forum.
It was noted that officers were exploring how to better co-ordinate admissions at nursery level to ensure better continuity and consistency.
The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out.
RESOLVED
1. To agree the arrangements and oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Nursery Schools/Classes in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
2. To agree the arrangements, oversubscription criteria and catchment areas for admission to Community Primary Schools in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.
3. To agree the arrangements and oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Secondary Schools in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
4. To agree the schemes for co-ordinating admissions to the Reception Year of primary school and Year 7 of secondary school for 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.
5. To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.
6. To agree the planned admission number for each school in Tower Hamlets in 2017/18, as set out in Appendix 6 to the report.