Management Information Sheet

Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools

Norfolk County Council is consulting on proposed admission arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for 2019/20 and on the co-ordination schemes that will apply to all Norfolk Schools via our online consultation which can be accessed here. All appendices are accessible from this consultation and also are accessible on the consultation webpage here.

The consultation closes on 5 January 2018. Following the consultation the proposed admission arrangements will be referred to Children's Services Committee for determination at a meeting planned for 16 January 2018.

A summary of the main changes can be found below.

• No changes proposed to Admission Co-ordination and timetables for 2019/20
• Proposal to continue in-year co-ordination for Norfolk schools for 2019/20
• No changes proposed to admission policy for community & VC schools for 2019/20

Schools are strongly encouraged to alert parents to the consultation by including the details in their newsletter and on their website.

Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Trust Schools and Academies and Free Schools

All other admission authorities (Voluntary Aided, Foundation and Trust schools and Academies and Free schools) are required to consult on any changes they wish to make to their admission arrangements. Consultation must take place between 1 October and 31 January and must be for a minimum of 6 weeks. Any changes to these schools' existing policies must be detailed on the school's website inviting comments on the proposals. Those proposed arrangements must then be formally determined by the governing body for voluntary aided, trust and foundation schools and by the academy trust for academy and free schools by 28 February. Even where no changes are proposed the admission arrangements must be determined by the appropriate body.

A copy of all determined admission arrangements should be sent to the Admissions Team for display on School Finder.

The County Council will also display on School Finder on our website admission arrangements for own admission authority schools who wish to use this facility and schools can comment on the policy by email to admissions@norfolk.gov.uk, letting us know which school's policy you want to comment on, and any comments on it that you would like to share. The comments will be passed onto the relevant school.