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Admissions Committee - Monday 22 September 2025 2.00 pm

September 22, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Admissions Committee of Sheffield Council is scheduled to meet on 22 September 2025. The agenda includes discussion of home to school transport appeals, and school admission requests for mid-term places, primary school places and secondary school places. The committee will also look at the minutes of the previous meeting.

School Admission Requests

The Admissions Committee is scheduled to discuss requests for school admissions. These include:

  • Mid-term places
  • Primary school places
  • Secondary school places

The reports relating to these requests are not available to the public, as they contain exempt information as described in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.

Home to School Transport Appeals

The Admissions Committee is scheduled to discuss a report from the Strategic Director of Children's Services regarding home to school transport appeals.

Previous Minutes

The committee is scheduled to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 28 July 20251.

Other items

The agenda for the meeting also includes:

  • Welcome and housekeeping arrangements
  • Apologies for absence
  • Exclusion of public and press
  • Declarations of interest
  • Action taken under delegated powers
  • Date of next meeting

  1. The Admissions 28th July 2025.pdf document shows that at the previous meeting, the committee considered a written appeal regarding a refusal to grant a home to school travel bus pass, but did not uphold the appeal. The Strategic Director of Children's Services reported that there were no mid-term, primary school, or secondary school admission requests for the Committee to consider. 

Attendees

Profile image for CouncillorMaroof Raouf
Councillor Maroof Raouf Chair of the Admissions Committee & Deputy Chair of the Audit and Standards Committee • Green Party • Nether Edge and Sharrow
Profile image for CouncillorAnn Whitaker
Councillor Ann Whitaker Group Spokesperson for the Education, Children and Families Policy Committee • Liberal Democrats • West Ecclesfield
Profile image for CouncillorTalib Hussain
Councillor Talib Hussain Labour • Burngreave
Profile image for CouncillorAndrew Sangar (MBE)
Councillor Andrew Sangar (MBE) Deputy Lord Mayor & Chair of the South West Local Area Committee • Liberal Democrats • Fulwood
Profile image for CouncillorGarry Weatherall
Councillor Garry Weatherall Sheffield Community Councillors Group • Shiregreen and Brightside
Profile image for CouncillorMark Whittaker
Councillor Mark Whittaker Labour • Stocksbridge and Upper Don

Topics

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Monday 22-Sep-2025 14.00 Admissions Committee.pdf
AgendaAttachmentAugust23.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Monday 22-Sep-2025 14.00 Admissions Committee.pdf

Additional Documents

Admissions 28th July 2025.pdf