Have you registered your child for a school place in September?
Welcome to 2014 and my first blog of the year. This first blog is going to start off with a plea; this plea is if you have children born between 01 September 2009 and 31 August 2010 you have to...
View ArticleDeadline for September Primary School places approaches
I really shouldn’t be having to write this blog post, but I am having to because there are a large number of parents and guardians who have not yet applied (unless they are electing to home educate)...
View ArticleAllocation for September school places in Cornwall released
Today, parents and carers of reception age children across Cornwall will received details of which school their child is due to attend in September. The good news is the majority of children being...
View Article90 Percent of Cornwall’s reception aged children get their first choice of...
Those parents who have applied for a school place for reception age children across Cornwall will today receive details of which school their child is due to attend in September. For the majority this...
View ArticleSchool Admission and the appeal process
Each Cabinet Member takes in it turns to write an article for the West Briton group of papers. This month it is my turn, and I decided to write about school admissions. As a parent, I know how...
View ArticleCornwall Council launches strategy to tackle school places in Cornwall
At yesterday’s Cabinet, the Pupil Place Planning Strategy was approved unanimously by my fellow Cabinet colleagues. The strategy sets out the main challenges Cornwall is facing in meeting demand for...
View ArticleCornwall Council achieves near 100% for secondary school admissions for 2016
In a spot of good news for Cornwall Council it is, once again, one of the best performing councils in the country in ensuring that Year 6 primary school children in Cornwall will be going to the...
View Article92% of reception age children in Cornwall are offered place in first...
Today, parents of reception age children across Cornwall were sent details of which school their child is due to attend in September, with the majority of children being allocated a place in their...
View Article97.8% of young people in Cornwall get their first choice secondary school
Near 98% of young people get their first choice of secondary school. That is a great achievement for not only for those parent, carers and young people, but to the School’s Admission Team at Cornwall...
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