Lead Member – Councillor N Bardsley – Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People

Report of the Director of Children’s Services

Contact:  Karen Bradshaw    Tel:  01743 254201

RESOLVED:

A   That Cabinet approve the proposal to amend Shropshire Council’s admission arrangements, namely:

B   That Cabinet approves the admission arrangements for 2020/21 without further amendment to those determined in February 2018.

C   That Cabinet, by agreeing to the above, determines the school admission arrangements for Shropshire Council for the academic year 2020/21 and to the required publication of the arrangements in accordance with the School Admissions Code 2014.

D   That officers notify the Secretary of State by 28 February 2019 that Shropshire Council has determined its school admissions arrangements for the 2020/21 academic year.

     The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report of the Director of Children’s Services on the determination of Shropshire Council’s admission arrangements for 2020/21.  He drew attention to the proposal to amend them to give children adopted from outside England the second highest admissions priority in their oversubscription criteria and reported that the consultation on the proposed arrangements had taken place between 12 December 2018 and 25 January 2019.

RESOLVED:

A.  That Cabinet approve the proposal to amend Shropshire Council’s admission arrangements, namely:

B.  That Cabinet approves the admission arrangements for 2020/21 without further amendment to those determined in February 2018.

C.  That Cabinet, by agreeing to the above, determines the school admission arrangements for Shropshire Council for the academic year 2020/21 and to the required publication of the arrangements in accordance with the School Admissions Code 2014.

D.  That officers notify the Secretary of State by 28 February 2019 that Shropshire Council has determined its school admissions arrangements for the 2020/21 academic year.