[Note – This decision has been exempted from Call-In with the agreement of the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.]

The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Nursery Schools/Classes in 2020/21, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, noting the inclusion of priority for the children of staff in Tower Hamlets community schools.

2.    To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Primary Schools in 2020/21, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report.

3.    To agree the oversubscription criteria for admission to Community Secondary Schools in 2020/21 as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.

4.    To agree the schemes for co-ordinating admissions to the Reception Year and Year 7 for 2020/21, as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.

5.    To agree the scheme for co-ordinating ‘In-Year’ Admissions for 2020/21, as set out in Appendix 5 to the report.

6.    To agree the planned admission number for each school in Tower Hamlets in 2019/20, as set out in Appendix 6 to the report, noting the change in numbers at Elizabeth Selby Infants, Lawdale Juniors and Bow Secondary (detailed in Appendix 7 and 8 to the report).

7.    To agree the proposal to increase school places through the development of a new primary school at Millharbour.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR CHILDREN AND CULTURE (D. JONES)

(Head of Pupil Services and School Sufficiency (T. Bryan)