Determination of Admission Arrangements for Royal Greenwich Schools for the 2027/28 Academic Year

February 18, 2026 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...the Royal Borough of Greenwich determined its admissions arrangements for all mainstream community nursery, primary, and secondary schools, including Post-16 provision, for the 2027/28 academic year, with updates to the sibling criterion and children of staff definition, and agreed to participate in the Pan London co-ordinated admission system for Reception and Year 7.

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Purpose

To determine the admissions
arrangements for the academic year

Content

Determined
the Royal Borough of
Greenwich’s admissions arrangements for all mainstream
community nursery, primary and secondary schools, including
Post-16, for the 2027/28 academic year as set out in Appendix A.
The changes in the arrangements are:
 
·       
Updating the sibling criterion within the secondary
oversubscription criteria to include priority for children who have
siblings enrolled in a secondary school’s post-16
provision.
 
·       
Providing further clarification to the existing
definition of children of staff in both primary and secondary
oversubscription criteria, on vacant posts for which there is a
demonstrable skill shortage.
 
Agreed to
participate in the Pan London co-ordinated admission system for
Reception and Year 7 for the 2027/28 academic year as set out in
Appendix B.

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Wednesday, 18th February, 2026 2.00 pm on February 18, 2026

Supporting Documents

Appendix A_Royal Greenwich Proposed Admission Arrangements 2027-28.pdf
Determination of Admission Arrangements for Royal Greenwich Schools for the 202728 Academic Year.pdf
Appendix B_Pan-London Schemes 2027-28.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date18 Feb 2026
Subject to call-inYes