School Admissions Update
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Children and Young People’s Service Scrutiny 1 March 2012 Sub-Committee School Admissions Update All Wards Report authorised by : Executive Director Children and Young People’s Service: Debbie Jones Executive summary This report is to update and inform Committee of the following: 1. Provide an update on secondary transfer 2012 2. Provide a brief update on primary admissions 2012 3. Provide a final report on the MEDSOC Panel Review 4. Provide an update on school admissions (i.e.: summary of new Admissions Codes & Direct Offer By Schools (DOBS) initiative) Summary of financial implications There are no financial implications regarding this document and its content and this has been confirmed by both Divisional and Corporate Finance. Recommendations (1) The report is broadly for information only. However, the recommendations provided as a result of the review have been accepted by CYPS and will be fully implemented in MEDSOC Practices. However, CYPS Scrutiny can provide feedback regarding this review as well. Consultation Name of Directorate or Organisation Date sent Date Comments consultee to response appear in consultee received report para: from consultee Internal Debbie Jones Executive Director of CYPS 11 Jan 11 Jan Eg. 4.1 2012 2012 Mike Pocock Divisional Director, EECP 11 Jan 11 Jan 2012 2012 Maggie Harriott Education Strategy Manager 11 Jan 11 Jan 2012 2012 Councillor Pete Cabinet Member for CYPS 13 Jan 13 Jan Robbins 2012 2012 Andrew Pavlou Governance & Democracy 22 Feb 22 Feb 2012 2012 Frank Higgins Corporate Finance 22 Feb 22 Feb 2012 2012 Alfred Ansong Department Finance 22 Feb 22 Feb 2012 2012 Entered in Consultation and Events Diary? No If yes, date Report history Date report Report Date report sent: Report no.: drafted: deadline: 21/02/2012 17.02.12 21/02/2012 292/10-11 Report author and contact for queries: Peter Scott (Head of School Admissions) 020 7926 1469 [email protected] Background documents N/A Appendices - N/A Special Circumstances Justifying Urgent Consideration The Chair is of the opinion that although this report had not been available for at least five clear days before the meeting, nonetheless it should be considered now as a matter of urgency because of the special circumstances that this report contains important information about how admissions is working in Lambeth and will give the Chair and CYPS Scrutiny members a clearer picture on how Lambeth is cooperating with the Pan- London Admissions procedure for both secondary and primary schools. Though the final outcomes of both the Pan-London Secondary Transfer and Primary Schemes are not included in the report, the information does still provide a good precursor for any subsequent information on final outcomes, which will be available to Lambeth Council departments, the Secretary of State and the Office of Schools Adjudicators shortly after the 1 March 2012. The report also informs the Committee on the results of a recent MEDSOC Review, a matter previously discussed at Scrutiny, and highlights recommendations that School Admissions and the MEDSOC Panel will be adopting. It had not been possible to obtain all necessary information in time for the dispatch of this agenda. School Admissions Update 1. Context 1.1 This report will provide a update on • Secondary Transfer 2012 • Primary Admissions 2012 • MEDSOC Panel Review • Provide an update on school admissions (i.e.: summary of new Admissions Codes & Direct Offer By Schools (DOBS) initiative) 2. SECONDARY TRANSFER 2012 2.1 The following table highlights the number of on-time applications Lambeth LA has received. The 2012 data is compared with 2011. Table 1 2011 ontime preference numbers for Lambeth schools Places Preferred school available FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH TOTAL Archbishop Tenison's School 92 50 58 66 42 28 27 271 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 180 229 174 186 155 107 54 905 Charles Edward Brooke Church of England Girls' School 90 9 20 23 23 25 9 109 Dunraven School 192 335 370 315 270 151 90 1531 Evelyn Grace Academy 180 185 131 107 115 56 49 643 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 150 110 127 116 72 45 35 505 Lambeth Academy 180 92 142 150 112 69 52 617 Lilian Baylis Technology School 124 106 88 86 71 60 41 452 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 140 98 89 87 74 42 35 425 Stockwell Park High School 210 110 117 108 89 60 39 523 The Elmgreen School 180 140 173 149 140 109 69 780 The London Nautical School 120 148 110 106 82 60 30 536 The Norwood School 150 56 78 93 88 58 47 420 TOTALS 1988 1668 1677 1592 1333 870 577 7717 2012 ontime preference numbers for Lambeth schools Places Pref. Estab. available FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH TOTAL Archbishop Tenison's School 92 46 43 54 45 16 19 223 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 180 233 196 182 133 87 52 883 Charles Edward Brooke Church of England Girls' School (St Gabriel’s College) 120 29 23 36 37 27 17 169 Dunraven School 192 323 365 329 214 128 86 1445 Evelyn Grace Academy 180 162 105 113 87 63 40 570 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 150 114 108 85 84 38 16 445 Lambeth Academy 180 87 134 133 103 81 55 593 Lilian Baylis Technology School 124 96 76 88 88 52 36 436 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 140 71 93 87 61 54 26 392 Stockwell Park High School 210 124 94 94 84 47 37 480 The Elmgreen School 180 150 202 182 107 82 68 791 The London Nautical School 120 128 94 74 65 35 20 416 The Norwood School 150 52 72 92 80 70 57 423 Grand Total 2018 1615 1605 1549 1188 780 529 7266 Please note: 1. There is an increase in the number of secondary places available in Lambeth for 2012, due to the changes at St Gabriel’s College (CEB). 2. Most schools have received a lower number of on-time applications compared to last year. The most significant is The London Nautical, who has received 120 less applications than last year. This could be due to alternative/additional out-borough opportunities, or the reflection of more realistic parental preferences. However, this school, as are all our secondary schools, are still oversubscribed at the point of receipt of applications. The reduction in receipt of preferences for London Nautical should not have too much of a negative impact as the school normally admits only 30-37% of their places to Lambeth residents. 3. 11 out of the 13 schools are oversubscribed with first and second preferences alone. This still indicates the popularity of Lambeth secondary schools. 4. St Gabriel’s College (CEB) has received a higher number of applications this year than last. This 35% increase is fairly significant. 126 of these applicants in the 2012 round are female. The remaining 43 are boys. If the school becomes undersubscribed at the point of iteration, then the vacancies would largely be filled by boys as this represents the cohort of children without an offer. 2.2 Table 2 identifies the criteria parents want their child’s application to be considered under. However, it is important to note that the information below will change significantly, as admission authorities decide whether places will be offered on medical/social grounds and they will also confirm if children do have siblings on roll. This data will change significantly after National Offer Day (NOD, which is the 1 March 2012) Table 2 - 2012 Grand Pref. Estab. DIST LAC MEDSOC SIBL Total Archbishop Tenison's School 201 4 4 14 223 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 794 3 21 65 883 Charles Edward Brooke Church of England Girls' School 156 2 3 8 169 Dunraven School 1319 7 43 76 1445 Evelyn Grace Academy 514 4 11 41 570 La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School 399 3 6 37 445 Lambeth Academy 538 6 10 39 593 Lilian Baylis Technology School 383 1 7 45 436 St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls 358 4 9 21 392 Stockwell Park High School 412 2 6 60 480 The Elmgreen School 705 4 26 56 791 The London Nautical School 382 2 14 18 416 The Norwood School 381 2 11 29 423 Grand Total 6542 44 171 509 7266 Please note: • There will be little comfort to many families as a result of the reduced numbers of people applying to schools such as Dunraven. This year they have 76 siblings applying for a place there. This represents 40% of their total available places. If all these children are confirmed as siblings, they will certainly be offered a place, leaving only 116 places available for those children applying on the grounds of distance via banding. Only 1 in 12 children would receive an offer. • The Elmgreen receives the second highest number of medical/social applications in the borough. 2.3 Table 3 indentifies a breakdown in applications made to Lambeth schools, and schools in other LAs by Lambeth and other LA residents: Table 3 - 2012 Lambeth Other LA Grand Pref. Estab. residents residents Total Archbishop Tenison's School 153 70 223 Archbishop Tenison's School CofE High School 8 0 8 Ashcroft Technology Academy 63 0 63 Bacon's College 11 0 11 Battersea Park School 38 0 38 Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Boy's School 1 0 1 Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate Girl's School 1 0 1 Bishop Justus Church of England School 1 0 1 Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School 493 390 883 Bishopsford Arts College 10 0 10 Bolingbroke Academy 45 0 45 Brockhill Park School 1 0 1 Burntwood School 113 0 113 Carshalton High School for Boys 6 0 6 Carshalton High School for Girls 2 0 2 Cheam High School 1 0 1 Chelsea Academy 16 0 16 Chesham High School 1 0 1 Chestnut Grove School 250 0 250 Chiswick Community School 1 0 1 Coloma Convent Girls' School 38 0 38 Conisborough College 1 0 1 Coombe Boys