Issue - meetings

  Report by Carolyn Godfrey, Corporate Director

  Cllr Richard Gamble, Portfolio holder for Schools, Skills and Youth presented a report which gave details of the requirement to have in place schemes for the co-ordination of admissions to the schools within Wiltshire.

The proposed schemes and arrangements were agreed by the School Admissions Forum on 27 February 2014 for recommendation to Cabinet, following a period of consultation with schools, parents, neighbouring authorities and Senior officers at Wiltshire Council. Cabinet was therefore asked to consider the four documents presented as the admission policy for Wiltshire for 2015/16. The admissions process for the intakes in September 2015 begins in September 2014.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approves:

i)          the scheme for the co-ordination of admission to secondary schools for 2015/16.

ii)         the scheme for the co-ordination of admissions to primary schools for 2015/16.

iii)        the admission arrangements for Voluntary Controlled & Community secondary schools for 2015/16.

iv)       the admission arrangements for Voluntary Controlled & Community primary schools for 2015/16.

Reason for decision:

The Local Authority has a statutory duty to have a determined admission policy for 2015/16 in place on or before 15 April 2014.