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As detailed in the recommendation.

The Cabinet Member for Education provided details of the outcome of the statutory consultation exercise on the admission arrangements for September 2015 for approval.

The current admission arrangements had been in place since 2003 and 98% of parental preferences continued to be met in Flintshire. 

As a result of a revised School Admissions Code issued by the Welsh Government (WG) in July 2013, the opportunity had been taken to update the admissions arrangements to include four changes, which were:

·        The inclusion of “previously looked after children” alongside “looked after children” as the first criterion in all instances

·        Where a school is over-subscribed, a waiting list must be maintained until 30 September as a minimum

·        The date for the offer of places in Secondary schools (the common offer date) must be 1 March from 2015/16; and

·        The common offer date for places in primary schools must be 16 April from 2018/19.

RESOLVED:

That the proposed admission arrangements for 2015/16 be approved.