Decision details
Herefordshire's co-ordinated school admissions arrangements 2027/2028
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To approve Herefordshire Council’s
proposed admissions arrangements for the academic year
2027/2028
The proposed arrangements comply with the current School Admissions
Code which came into force on 1 September 2021. The recommendation
applies to admission arrangements determined in 2025 for admission
in school year 2027/2028 for those schools in Herefordshire for
whom the council is the admissions authority.
Decision:
Recommendation(s)
a) The proposed admission arrangements for 2027/2028, as at appendix A, are approved.
Alternative options considered:
There are no alternatives. The proposed admission arrangements are the result of considering the responses to the formal consultation undertaken in the winter of 2020/21(appendix B) and
following the updated admissions code of September 2021. No other alternative arrangements were suggested via the consultation process. It is a statutory requirement to determine admissions arrangements each year.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Louise Tanner, Admissions and 14 to 19 curriculum manager Email: Louise.Tanner@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432383333.
Publication date: 21/01/2026
Date of decision: 21/01/2026
Date comes into force if not called in: 28/01/2026
Call-in deadline date: 27/01/2026
Current call-in Count: 0
Accompanying Documents:
- Herefordshire's co-ordinated school admissions arrangements 2027/2028, main report
PDF 396 KB - Appendix 1 Admissions arrangements for 2027 - 2028
PDF 599 KB
- Appendix 2 Admissions arrangements and consultation responses
PDF 777 KB
- Appendix 3 School categories (Defines the schools for whom the Local Authority is the Admission Authority and Own Admission Authority schools)
PDF 28 KB
- Appendix 4 Equality Screening Checklist
PDF 225 KB