Consultation on school admission arrangements 2013

Liverpool City Council as the admitting authority for Community and Controlled Church of England Schools is consulting on the proposed admission arrangements for September 2013.

For Academies, Trust, Foundation and Voluntary aided schools the admitting authority is the governing body. They can use these pages to consult but are not obliged to do so. If a particular school policy is not available on this site please contact the school directly.

Comments on the proposed admission arrangements for the academic year 2013/14 for Liverpool schools are invited from schools, admitting authorities, church authorities, neighbouring authorities, parents, community groups and other relevant persons with an interest in the proposed admissions.

The timetable for the consultation is as follows:

13th January 2012: Consultation period begins.
1st March 2012: Consultation period finishes.
15th April 2012: Date by which admitting authorities determine the admission arrangements

The New Schools Admissions Code 2012 which comes into force on 1st February 2012 will apply to admission arrangements determined in 2012 for admission in school year 2013/14.

Proposed changes to the Community and Controlled Church of England Admission arrangements for September 2013

Priority 1 – amended in line with the new Admissions Code 2012

Looked after children in the care of the local authority.
Children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order)

Priority 5

The Local Authority is consulting on a proposal to change the distance from home to school criterion, this is currently measured by the shortest walking route, it is proposed that this will be measured by straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address and the Community or Controlled Church of England school please, see Priority 5 of the Admission arrangements.

For full details please read:

Other consultations

We are also consulting on the following:

1. Proposed Primary School Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements for September 2013 and Proposed Primary School In Year Application Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements for September 2012.

2. Proposed Secondary School Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements for September 2013 & Proposed Secondary School In Year Application Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements for September 2012.

3. Proposed changes to admission numbers.

Proposed changes to Admission Arrangements for Academies, Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Trust schools

1. The oversubscription criteria for Looked after children will be amended in line with the new Schools Admissions Code 2012 to include:

Children who were previously looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special guardianship order).

Please read individual school or academies policies for the ranking of this criterion in their policy as there may be different rankings for faith schools.

2. Academies, Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Trust schools are consulting on a proposal to change the distance from home to school criterion, this is currently measured by the shortest walking route, it is proposed that this will be measured by straight line distance between the child’s permanent home address and the school or academy, please read individual school or academy policies.

Please note: Broadgreen International School is also consulting on a proposal to change its existing admission arrangements by replacing Priority 4 of the current admission arrangements. This criterion states 'Pupils whose permanent residence (up to the date of allocation) is in the admission area for the school'. Applicants who would have been considered under the admission area criterion will be considered on a distance from home to school basis in the proposed admission arrangements.

Bellerive Catholic College is consulting on a proposal to add the following criteria to the school’s admission policy for September 2013. The College will admit up to 15 girls on the basis of their aptitude in music. For full details of the criteria please contact the school directly on 727 2064.

If an individual policy is not available on this site please contact the school or academy.

Current policies are available in the following booklets:

Comments and feedback

If you have any comments about the admission arrangements for the Academies, Voluntary Aided, Foundation or Trust schools you should make these in writing or by e-mail directly to the school or academy by 1st March 2012.

If you have any comments about the admission arrangements for Community or Controlled Church of England schools please e-mail them to lorna.rogers@liverpool.gov.uk by 1st March 2012.

To respond in writing please send your response to:

Pupil Admissions Team
Liverpool City Council
Municipal Buildings
Dale Street
Liverpool
L2 2DH

Relevant area for consultation

This is the area for a school (determined by its Local Authority and then reviewed every two years) within which the admission authority for that school must consult all other prescribed schools on its admission arrangements. The City Council is proposing that the relevant area will be the area served by Liverpool City Council.

Objections to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator should be made within six weeks of notification of the determined arrangements. Contact can be made by post:

Office of the School Adjudicator,
Mowden Hall,
Staindrop Road,
Darlington, DL 3 9BG
By telephone: 0870 0012468
e mail: offschl.adj@dfes.gsi.gov.uk or visit the website: www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk