Leicestershire School Admissions
Consultation for entry September 2016
Leicestershire are seeking to make changes to their admission
arrangements for entry 2016 and beyond. To do so all admission
authorities must run an eight-week consultation by 1st March and have all
arrangements determined by 15th April.
This consultation will run from Monday 22nd December 2014 to Monday 16th
February 2015.
The consultation is seeking views on three proposals. In summary these are:
Proposal 1:
Under the 90-day rule of Leicestershire’s School Admissions Policy once a
school place is offered, there is no time limit to as when the place must be
taken-up by. Therefore, it is proposed to introduce a time limit in line with
national codes under paragraph 13.34 of Leicestershire’s Admissions Policy.
Proposal 2:
In response to ‘basic need’ requirements under ‘significant enlargement’ rules
the local authority propose to increase the number on roll across several
schools for entry September 2016.
Proposal 3:
Stafford Leys Academy in response to the Forest House Lane Housing
development is consulting on removing the area of land covered by the new
housing from its catchment area. In order that children from the new housing
development have a school catchment it is proposed to absorb the Forest
House Lane development into the Braunstone Primaries catchment.
Leicestershire’s consultation will run in tandem with the Stafford Leys
Academy consultation. This will result in a seamless transition for those
families from the Forest Lane housing development into the greater
Braunstone catchment area.
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RESPONSE FORM:
Proposal 1:
Under the 90-day rule of Leicestershire’s School Admissions Policy once a
school place is offered, there is no time limit to as when the place must be
taken-up by. Therefore, it is proposed to introduce a time limit in line with
national codes under paragraph 13.34 of Leicestershire’s Admissions Policy.
(Definition of 90-day rule – is from the date a family has taken-up residency in
a new school catchment that is full, the rule affords the parent a 90-day
window from that date in which to apply and secure a place at the school.)
Arrivals in Catchment and Late Applications
13.34
Late applications (whether mid-term or within the normal round) will receive
the lowest priority unless the parent can provide clear and convincing
documentary reasons by the closing date for the normal round of applications
or within 90 days of moving into the catchment.
To be replaced with:
13.34
To enable the admitting authority to overfill the local school on the basis of
taking up residency in the catchment area the parent/carer must have applied
within 90 (calendar) days of the date the family moved into the school’s
catchment area (mid-term conditions proof of residency must be met).
Once the admitting authority is satisfied the application for a school place
was made within 90 days of the date the family moved into the house (see
paragraph 13.43), an Admitting Authority will aim to offer a place in their new
catchment school.
If a parent has not taken up an offer of a school place within 20 (school) days
of the offer date, a reminder will be sent, parents will be afforded a further 2
(school) weeks to take up the school place. If a place is not taken up with 7
days of the reminder letter, the offer of a school place may be withdrawn.
(see paragraph 13.35).
An admitting Authority is not permitted to reserve places.
Yes
No
Comments:
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Proposal 2:
In response to ‘basic need’ requirements under ‘significant enlargement’ rules
the local authority propose to increase the number on roll intake across
several schools for entry 2016.
NAME OF SCHOOL
CURRENT
ADMISSION
NUMBER 2014/15
PROPOSED
ADMISSION
NUMBER 2016/17
The Latimer Primary School, Anstey
All Saints C of E Primary School, Coalville
St Denys C of E Infant School, Ibstock
Townlands Primary School, Earl Shilton
Martinshaw Primary School, Groby
St Cuthbert's C of E Primary, Great Glen
40
30
60
30
30
30
60
45
90
45
45
45
Yes
No
Comments:
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Proposal 3:
Stafford Leys Academy in response to the Forest House Lane Housing
development is consulting on removing the area of land covered by the new
housing from its catchment area. In order that children from the new housing
development have a school catchment it is proposed to absorb the Forest
House Lane development into the Braunstone Primaries catchment as shown
in Map B.
Yes
No
Comments:
Map A: Current Stafford Leys and Braunstone Primary
Catchment Map with Forest Lane housing development
indicated in yellow.
Local CC -
Jackie Dickinson, Enderby Meridian
Geoff Welsh, Blaby & Glen Parva
Richard Blunt, Kirby Muxloe & Leicester Forest East
Jo Fox, Braunstone Town
Single Catchment Map for:
Kingsway Primary Sch
Millfield LEAD Academy
Ravenhurst Primary Sch
Catchment Map for: Stafford
Leys Comm Primary Sch
Kingsway Primary Sch
Ravenhurst Primary Sch
Stafford Leys
Comm Primary Sch
Forest Lane Housing
development
Millfield LEAD Academy
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Map B: Proposed change for Forest Lane Housing development to
be absorbed into Braunstone Primary Catchment from
Autumn 2014.
Single Catchment Map for:
Kingsway Primary Sch
Millfield LEAD Academy
Ravenhurst Primary Sch
Catchment Map for: Stafford
Leys Comm Primary Sch
Kingsway Primary Sch
Ravenhurst Primary Sch
Stafford Leys
Comm Primary Sch
Millfield LEAD Academy
Catchment Map for: Stafford
Leys Comm Primary Sch
Catchment Map for: Kingsway
Primary Sch
Millfield LEAD Academy
Ravenhurst Primary Sch
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POINT OF CONTACT
Mr Gurjit Singh Bahra
Head of Service, School Admissions and Pupil Service
Children & Family Services
Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Glenfield
LEICESTER LE3 8RF
Tel:
E-mail:
0116 305 6324
gurjit.bahra@leics.gov.uk
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