Agenda item

7.1

Requests to prioritise on waiting lists

7.1.1

The Executive Director, People Services, submitted reports and commented upon 31 cases where parents had expressed a wish for their children to be admitted to primary schools of their choice.  The Executive Director stated that places in primary schools had been identified by the City Council, in accordance with the published admission criteria, and it had been agreed that the Executive Director would provisionally allocate places at those schools where there were places available, up to the standard number/admission limit.  The Committee was requested to consider prioritising the pupils on waiting lists, within their respective categories, for admission if and when places become available.

7.1.2

The Committee gave consideration to all the supporting evidence and information provided by the pupils’ parents including, in some cases, evidence and advice provided by voluntary or professional bodies and organisations and, arising therefrom, it was:-

7.1.3

RESOLVED: That (a) 12 pupils be not prioritised on the waiting lists, within their respective categories, on the grounds that the Committee considers that there are no exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances demonstrated (Case Nos. F2, F4, F6, F9, F12, F13,  F15, F17, F19, F25, F29 and F31);

(b)  seven pupils be prioritised at the top of the waiting list in the ‘catchment’ category on the grounds that there are exceptional medical and/or family circumstances (Case Nos. F8, F10, F11, F21, F22, F23 and F28);

(c) two pupils be prioritised at the top of the waiting list in the ‘sibling’ category on the grounds that there are exceptional medical circumstances (Case Nos. F16 and F26); and

(d) 10 pupils be prioritised at the top of the waiting list in the ‘non-catchment” category on the grounds that there are exceptional medical circumstances (Case Nos. F3, F7, F14, F18, F20, F24, F27, F30, F32 and F33).

(NOTE:  Two cases (Case Nos. F1 and F5) had been withdrawn from consideration prior to the meeting).

7.2

Request to consider change of circumstances

7.2.1

The Executive Director, People Services, submitted reports and commented upon two cases where parents had made requests for the Committee to consider changes in the families’ circumstances, in connection with their requests for places at their preferred schools and, arising therefrom, it was:-

7.2.2

RESOLVED: That upon consideration of the cases, and with due regard to the additional information now submitted, the Committee  considers that there has been material changes in the families’ circumstances in the cases and therefore authorises the Executive Director to process new applications (Case Nos.H1 and N1).