Agenda item

School Admission Requests - Primary School Places

Report of the Executive Director, Children, Young People and Families

Minutes:

6.1

The Executive Director, People Services, submitted reports and commented upon eight 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.

 

 

6.2

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

 

 

6.3

RESOLVED: That (a) one pupil be not prioritised on the waiting list, within their respective category, on the grounds that the Committee considers that there are no exceptional educational, financial, medical or family circumstances demonstrated (Case No. M16);

 

 

 

(b) one pupil be prioritised fourth place on the waiting list in the ‘catchment’ category on the grounds that there are exceptional medical circumstances (Case Nos. M11);

 

 

 

(c) one pupil be prioritised second place on the waiting list in the ‘sibling’ category on the grounds that there are exceptional family and medical circumstances (Case No. M2);

 

 

 

(d) one pupil be prioritised second place on the waiting list in the ‘non-catchment” category on the grounds that there are exceptional family and medical circumstances (Case No.18); and

 

 

 

(e) four pupils be prioritised on the waiting list in the ‘non-catchment” category on the grounds that there are exceptional family and medical circumstances (Case Nos. M8, M14, M15 and M17).

 

 

 

(NOTE: 1. 10 cases (Case Nos. M1, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M9, M10, M12 and M13) had been withdrawn from consideration prior to the meeting; and

 

 

 

            2.  In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 26 of the Council’s Constitution and the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Chair decided that Case Nos. M15, M16, M17 and M18) be considered as matters of urgency in order for the requests to be considered at the earliest possible opportunity although it had not been possible to give five clear days’ notice that the requests were to be considered.)