Consultation on school admission arrangements 2021/22

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Consultation has concluded

Overview

Barnet Council is the admissions authority for 40 community primary schools. The council sets the number that will be admitted to each school and two schools wish to reduce the number of pupils they will admit starting in 2021/2022. We would like to hear your views on the requests put forward by both Edgware Primary School HA8 and Queenswell Infant and Nursery School N20.

The request

Both schools have seen a decrease in the demand for school places in the area and have been under-subscribed each year. Therefore, the number of school places available, known as the Published Admissions Number (PAN), does not represent the demand. At present, both schools have a PAN of 90 and are requesting to reduce this PAN to 60 pupils.

These requests are supported by the changing population trends in the borough. A reduction in the PAN will support the school’s financial planning and ensure the most efficient used of the school’s resources. Our projections show that there will be sufficient places for local children if the PAN for this school is reduced. However, if demand for places increases in the future, the PAN will be reviewed. No other changes to the admission arrangements for community schools are proposed.

You can view the full proposed arrangements for 2021/22 here.

Give us your views

We want to hear from all our residents as our schools service the community and have an influence on the surrounding areas. This consultation is an opportunity for you to give your views and contribute to the decision-making process of the council.

You can respond to this consultation by completing our online questionnaire here.

What happens next?

When the consultation closes, your views will be shared with the schools' governors who will take them into account and decide whether they wish the council to consider the next steps towards the reduction of the PAN.

Overview

Barnet Council is the admissions authority for 40 community primary schools. The council sets the number that will be admitted to each school and two schools wish to reduce the number of pupils they will admit starting in 2021/2022. We would like to hear your views on the requests put forward by both Edgware Primary School HA8 and Queenswell Infant and Nursery School N20.

The request

Both schools have seen a decrease in the demand for school places in the area and have been under-subscribed each year. Therefore, the number of school places available, known as the Published Admissions Number (PAN), does not represent the demand. At present, both schools have a PAN of 90 and are requesting to reduce this PAN to 60 pupils.

These requests are supported by the changing population trends in the borough. A reduction in the PAN will support the school’s financial planning and ensure the most efficient used of the school’s resources. Our projections show that there will be sufficient places for local children if the PAN for this school is reduced. However, if demand for places increases in the future, the PAN will be reviewed. No other changes to the admission arrangements for community schools are proposed.

You can view the full proposed arrangements for 2021/22 here.

Give us your views

We want to hear from all our residents as our schools service the community and have an influence on the surrounding areas. This consultation is an opportunity for you to give your views and contribute to the decision-making process of the council.

You can respond to this consultation by completing our online questionnaire here.

What happens next?

When the consultation closes, your views will be shared with the schools' governors who will take them into account and decide whether they wish the council to consider the next steps towards the reduction of the PAN.

Consultation has concluded

  • We asked, you said, we did

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    We asked

    We asked for your views on the proposed reduction to the Published Admission Number (PAN) of Frith Manor and Dollis Primary Schools, both from 90 places to 60 places, on the grounds that the demand for school places in the local area has fallen and is unlikely to increase in the foreseeable future.

    You said

    For Dollis Primary, we received four responses. Three respondents agreed to the proposed reduction and the fourth tended to disagree. Respondents in favour of the proposal gave the reasons that children tend to thrive in smaller environments and the reduction made sense in view of the falling pupil roll. No reason was given against the proposed reduction.

    For Frith Manor Primary, five responses were received; two respondents agreed to the proposal, two disagreed and one was indifferent. ‘Falling pupils numbers’ was reason given in favour of the proposed reduction. Those who opposed the proposal gave the reasons that Frith Manor is facing competition from another local school and it may attract more applications if it was part of a academy chain.

    We did

    The PAN for Dollis and Frith Manor Primary Schools was formerly been reduced from 90 to 60 places, with effect from 1 September 2021.