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RESOLVED:
 

That Cabinet makes the following recommendations to
Council on 6 February 2024.

Cabinet recommends that Council approves:
 

1.   
The
admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled
schools, including the Published Admission Numbers (PANs), for
September 2025 as set out in Annex 1 and its appendices.
 
Reasons for Decisions:
 

·        
The local authority has a duty to determine the
admission arrangements for all community and voluntary controlled
schools by 28 February 2024

·        
The admission arrangements are working
well

·        
The
arrangements enable the majority of pupils to attend a local school
and in doing so reduce travel and support Surrey’s
sustainability policies

·        
The changes highlighted in bold red text in Sections
10, 11, 14 and 19 of Annex 1 have been made to add clarity to the
arrangements and reflect existing
practice

·        
The
arrangements remain as they were determined for 2024, which enables
parents to have some historical benchmark by which to make informed
decisions about their school preferences for 2025
admission

·        
The
arrangements are compliant with the School Admissions
Code