NE/356/02
SCHOOLS ADJUDICATOR PUBLISHES ADMISSIONS VARIATION FOR SOUTHWARK LEA
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator has published a decision relating to the admission arrangements for Aylwin Girls'' School, Sacred Heart RC School, St Michael''s RC Beacon School and St Saviours and St Olave''s School.
The adjudicator, Dr Hilary Nicolle, agreed the variation in accordance with section 89(6) of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998.
Southwark Local Education Authority sought to vary the admission arrangements of the above schools for 2002/2003, by increasing the admission numbers at year 7. This was in order to meet the increased demand for school places in 2002/03 and therefore meet its statutory duty to provide sufficient places.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. Schools adjudicators were appointed in response to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to decide on school organisation issues and admission arrangements which cannot be resolved locally. Their role is to look afresh at all cases referred to them, considering each case on its merits and taking account of the reasons for disagreement at local level in the light of the legislation and the guidance in the Code of Practice on Schools Admissions.
2. Copies of the determination reached by the adjudicator can be obtained from the Office of the Schools Adjudicator. It can also be found on the Schools Adjudicator Website - www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk. Individual adjudicators are not in a position to comment on their decisions but, if clarification of those decisions is needed, enquiries can be addressed to: The Office of the Schools Adjudicator, Vincent House, 2 Woodland Road, Darlington DL3 7PJ. Tel: 0191 202 3600
Issued on behalf of the Office of the Schools Adjudicator by GNN
