Issue - meetings

Cabinet is asked to agree the proposed Admission Arrangements and scheme of co-ordination for Brent Community Schools for 2017/18 and note changes to the arrangements as set out in the recommendations.

The results of the consultation undertaken on proposals to prioritise children of staff and children who attract pupil premium funding are provided

(i)         that the results of the consultation carried out from 23 November 2015 to 4 January 2016 be considered and noted;

(ii)        that the oversubscription criteria for community primary schools for 2017/18 be amended to include children of staff at criterion 5. The impact of the introduction of this criterion will be monitored in relation to the impact on vulnerable children;

(iii)       that children who attract pupil premium funding are not prioritised in the arrangements for admission in 2017/18, but the impact of not Introducing this criterion will be monitored in relation to the impact on vulnerable children;

(iv)       that further amendments be made to the admissions arrangements to include explanations of the processes for measuring the distance from home to school and for the admission of summer born children;

(v)        that the proposed Admission Arrangements for Brent schools and schemes of coordination for maintained schools in Brent for the 2017/2018 academic year are agreed (Appendix 1).

The report before the Cabinet requested agreement to the proposed Admission Arrangements and scheme of co-ordination for Brent Community Schools for 2017/18 and drew attention to changes to the arrangements as set out in the recommendations. The report also set out the results of the consultation undertaken on proposals to prioritise children of staff and children who attract pupil premium funding.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the results of the consultation carried out from 23 November 2015 to 4 January 2016 be considered and noted;

(ii)        that the oversubscription criteria for community primary schools for 2017/18 be amended to include children of staff at criterion 5. The impact of the introduction of this criterion would be monitored in relation to the impact on vulnerable children;

(iii)       that children who attract pupil premium funding be not prioritised in the arrangements for admission in 2017/18, but the impact of not introducing this criterion would be monitored in relation to the impact on vulnerable children;

(iv)       that further amendments be made to the admissions arrangements to include explanations of the processes for measuring the distance from home to school and for the admission of summer born children;

(v)        that the proposed Admission Arrangements for Brent schools and schemes of coordination for maintained schools in Brent for the 2017/2018 academic year be agreed.