Issue - meetings

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: This report seeks to provide Members with an update on the recently concluded public consultation to review the catchment area for Usk Church in Wales Primary School as part of the September 2025/26 School admission arrangements.

This report also seeks to provide members with a copy of the consultation report analysing the responses received from consultees regarding the proposed changes.

Author: Matt Jones, Access Unit Manager

matthewdjones@monmouthshire.gov.uk

That Members review and agree the full content of this report, the attached consultation report (appendix 1) and the proposed School Admissions Policy 2025/26 (appendix 2).

On reviewing section 2.1, that Members agree to implement the following changes to determine the primary catchment school for the affected areas as part of the Council’s school admission arrangements for the academic year 2025/26:

·       To extend the catchment area for Usk Church in Wales Primary School to incorporate the villages of Tredunnock, Llanhennock and Llandegveth. A map detailing the affected area is presented in the consultation report (appendix 1)

For Members to acknowledge that, in line with the admission arrangements for Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School, the affected area will also remain within catchment for Charles Williams CIW Page 101 Agenda Item 5 Primary until such time that the governing body consult to amend their catchment area. Monmouthshire County Council’s admission arrangements will determine the catchment school for the affected area to be Usk CIW Primary School.