Agenda item

School Admissions Arrangements and Coordinated Scheme 2023-2024

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help.

Decision:

Decision

That the following policies that make up Dorset Council’s School Admissions Arrangements and Coordinated Scheme for school place allocations from September 2023 be adopted:

1. Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme Timetable 2023-2024

2. Primary Co-ordinated Scheme 2023-2024

3. Secondary Co-ordinated Scheme 2023-2024

4. In Year Co-ordinated Scheme 2023-2024

5. Admissions Arrangements for Community & Voluntary Controlled Schools 2023-2024.

6. Admissions to Maintained Nursery Units Policy 2023-2024

7. Sixth Form Admissions Policy 2023-2024

8. Guidance on Placement Outside of Normal/Chronological Age Group 2023-2024

9. Armed Forces Policy 2023-2024.

Reason for the decision

To determine admissions arrangements in accordance with statutory requirements including the Schools Admissions Code September 2021.

To ensure compliance with the latest legislation and any subsequent regulation/statutory guidance

Minutes:

In the absence of the Portfolio Holder for Education, Children, Skills and Early Help, the Executive Director for People – Children set out the report.

It was a requirement of the Department for Education that admission authorities consult on their admission arrangements annually. This had now been carried out and members were asked to adopt the policies as set out in the recommendation.

The Chairman highlighted a minor typo in the recommendation on the report stating that the recommendation should read “from September 2023” and not 2021.

It was proposed by Cllr L Miller and seconded by Cllr R Bryan