CY/10/43 Appendix A DCFS Number Summary of Consultation Responses Recommendation for Determination Bishops Clyst Parish That admissions be managed by schools rather than the local authority No action required Council 1. Co-ordination of all admissions is a mandatory requirement of the School Admissions Code of Practice. Crediton Town Council That the [post-16] education transport policy not be amended on the grounds of the No action required detrimental effect this would have on Crediton young people’s educational opportunities. 1. The proposed education transport policy as consulted has no significant amendments or changes. 2207 School requested to lower the PAN from 40 to 30 to maintain the increase in The PAN for East the Water be East the Water Primary attainment and due to a recent increase in the number of children with special determined at 30: School educational needs 1. The number of known in-area children is high at 57, the forecast demand is lower at 26 2. The IAN is 29 and the maximum number of workspaces is 204 3. A PAN of 40 would cause difficulties if parental preference increased, requiring 280 workspaces 4. Recommend that the school discuss capacity with Capital Strategy and Place Planning Parent We are compelled to write to express our absolute objection to the proposals in Designated area for Two Moors PS Mr and Mrs AM T altering the Tiverton Schools Designated areas for the following reasons be determined as proposed: 1. We have recently moved to a property [in Oaklea, Tiverton] and the most 1. This is considered by local important consideration we made was knowing that the property was still within the schools, Schools Access Page 1 CY/10/43 Appendix A catchment area for Two Moors Primary School as when in our previous property our Services and School eldest child had started with this school (January 2010) and we didn't want to have Organisation and Place any issues for the other children we have.. Planning to be an appropriate response to the shifting and 2. We have 3 young children with our 4th due on the 10th March (our eldest started growing demographics within at Two Moors in January - as stated above) with the 2nd child committed to Two Tiverton. Moors Nursery and the 3rd following on within a year. 2. Retaining the current boundaries would exacerbate 3. We only have one vehicle in the family which is used Monday to Friday from 6am place planning difficulties as to 6pm by myself making Two Moors the perfect solution for Schooling as it is only a children with a greater need to five minute walk for my wife who suffers from a [medical condition] and who will attend Two Moors would also have 4 very young children to consider for the two round trips. remain out of the designated area while some addresses 4. We personally view Two Moors as the best Schooling opportunity for our children which were historically in area and therefore providing the best base for future learning. continue in area. Children refused admission as 5. The option of having different schools for different children is not feasible as we necessary would have further couldn't get to different schools at the same time (for all the points in statement distances to travel to 3) and in addition our eldest would not yet be old enough to take herself to school or alternative schools. indeed be left at the gate early in the morning or have to wait to be picked up at the 3. Admission arrangements end of the day. Taxis are non affordable and switching schools for the eldest in our relate to one academic year view is an unacceptable and unnecessary disruption which is why we took the step and cannot constrain the to avoid this situation. options available for future academic years. 6. The housing proposals indicated on the map clearly show a large increase in 4. As a community school the housing near Halberton, as part of all planning application approval it is likely to have oversubscription criteria for many conditions for the developer ie money towards the running of public services, Two Moors are recommended roads and providing schooling. We are very interested what these conditions will be to continue as: and who the developer will be. 1 Children in Care 7. We also notice that you have actually added some housing to the catchment area 2 Children living in the school’s obviously following Lea Road as the boundary. Instead of adding more housing in designated area with a sibling who one area and taking away in another, why not keep some existing housing within the will be attending the school at the original area. The area where we now live has now been completely cut out and our time of admission suggestion is that as it is mainly bungalows therefore mainly the elderly/retired it would be more advantageous to yourselves to keep this within the catchment area 3 Other children living in the instead of adding the other side of Lea Road to the equation. school’s designated area Page 2 CY/10/43 Appendix A 4 Children living outside the Again we reiterate how seriously we are against these proposed changes and school’s designated area, but with expect your comments by return. a sibling who will be attending the school at the time of admission 5 Other children living outside the school’s designated area Parent I feel that schools should take siblings of existing pupils as their first priority. Family Oversubscription criteria for Mrs JA should be respected in order to help schools teach the importance of family life and community and voluntary respect. controlled schools to be Recent events at Two Moors Primary School, which saw pupils not being accepted determined as proposed: because you/the council changed the catchment is completely unacceptable Mother of two children at Two Moors Primary School. 1. This recognises a priority for admissions of residents of the designated areas for schools ahead of non-residents. 2. supports the local community and minimises the potential for admissions from disparate geographical areas which do not reflect the social diversity of a school’s designated area. 3. minimises the transport requirements which may arise where an out of area child travels to attend a school obliging an in area child is refused and must travel out of area. 4. current arrangements confer a priority for siblings in area ahead of other children in area and out of area siblings ahead of other out of area children. 5. It may be noted that the designated area for Two Page 3 CY/10/43 Appendix A Moors Primary School has not been changed for the recent intake. The designated areas for all Tiverton schools are proposed to change for 2011. Mr BC, parent Currently school buses run from Hartland village to two schools, Bideford and Bude. The designated area for Bideford (received after 1 March) Both schools are almost exactly the same distance from the village centre, possibly College be determined as Bude school is the nearer. proposed: The process for choosing schools is decided by School Admissions board (Devon council?), from applications made on the supplied from. It is only after receiving the 1. the thrust these comments results that the difficulty in gaining transport begins. appear to refer to entitlement When deciding which school to select to send my son, the decision was made to free education transport to a because of the speciality the schools provide. Bideford is a science college, Bude a school which is a at a greater sports college. My son has attended Bude School, several times each school year distance from home than the for educational events, not once has Hartland School run one with Bideford College. designated school. Pupils have formed friendship bonds through their formative educational years, but 2. transport is provided to the are now split, to attend different secondary schools, at a time of great stress and nearest appropriate apprehension. establishment or the Choosing a school is, and has been for some years an emotive decision for parents. designated establishment for And because Bideford is the designated school (as previously noted I am not sure it an address. is the nearest), that unless this is selected I will receive no support from Devon 3. County boundaries have no Council to attain transport, even though it runs from the village. Due to my being a specific relevance for full tax paying employee? admissions purposes; a Even though I will have to pay a contribution, currently £288 per child, per term, residence is either in or out of School transport for someone in my position, working but not on low income a designated area whether or grounds, could be cancelled or could be requested to make way for another child at not a county boundary is any time who is receiving free transport. I feel this is not acceptable. crossed. My son could arrive at his last one or two years and if I do not take the move to 4. this area is not unique in change his schooling to Bideford I would have to ensure he arrived at school Bude having a designated school school myself. Resigning from my job and applying for free transport could be an maintained by a neighbouring option! Though not one I feel should ever be considered. local authority The two points I wish to emphasis are: 5. Hartland is recognised to be at Hartland parish is split, with designated schools being Bude and Bideford.