Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval of the admissions policies and published admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled schools – schools for whom the City of York Council is the admissions authority – for the year beginning in September 2018.

The report also seeks approval of the co-ordinated admissions schemes for the City of York area – for which City of York Council is the coordinating Local Authority – for applications to start the school year beginning in September 2018.

Resolved:  (i)      That the coordinated schemes and admissions

policies for all City of York Council schools for the 2018/19 school year, as set out in annexes B-G and Z-AB of the report, be approved.

(ii)      That the proposed admission numbers for all City

of York Council schools for the school year beginning in September 2018, as set out in Annex A of the report, be approved.

Reason:              To meet the statutory requirements of the School

                             Admissions Code of Practice.

The Executive Member considered a report which sought approval of the admissions policies and published admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled schools – schools for whom the City of York Council is the admissions authority – for the school year beginning in September 2018.  The report also sought approval of the coordinated admissions schemes for the City of York area – for which the City of York Council is the coordinating Local Authority – for applications to start the school year beginning in September 2018.

Officers gave details of the consultation that had taken place on the proposed arrangements.

The Executive Member’s attention was drawn to paragraphs 21 and 22 of the report, which outlined a change to the admissions policy for junior schools.  This change, which would only apply to two schools in York, was the inclusion of a criterion within the oversubscription criteria for those children who attend the neighbouring infant school.

Officers also gave details of a request by Joseph Rowntree School to increase its Published Admission Number (PAN) from 220 to 232.  Paragraph 23 of the report detailed the principles that should apply when considering increases in PANs.  The Executive Member sought confirmation that the proposed increase in the PAN for Joseph Rowntree School would not necessitate additional basic need capital expenditure.  Officers confirmed that additional capital expenditure would not be required and that the school had indicated that it could accommodate the additional numbers through better utilising current teaching spaces and reclassifying some current non teaching spaces into teaching spaces.

The Executive Member stated that he was pleased to note the cohesive approach that was being taken by the Local Authority and the academies in respect of school admission arrangements.

Resolved:  (i)      That the coordinated schemes and admissions

policies for all City of York Council schools for the 2018/19 school year, as set out in annexes B-G and Z-AB of the report, be approved.

(ii)      That the proposed admission numbers for all City

of York Council schools for the school year beginning in September 2018, as set out in Annex A of the report, be approved.

Reason:              To meet the statutory requirements of the School

                             Admissions Code of Practice.