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Proposal to Review Admission Arrangements arising from School Catchment Area Variations at St Paul's Primary School East Calder, St Ninian's PS Dedridge and St Mary's PS Polbeth

West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 08 December 2020.

Proposal

West Lothian Council agreed, on 29 May 2018, to undertake formal consultation on the proposal to review admission arrangements arising from denominational school catchment variations at St Paul's Primary School East Calder, St Ninian's Primary School Dedridge and St Mary's Primary School Polbeth.

Statutory Consultation

In terms of the Schools (Consultation)(Scotland) Act 2010 (the Act), any proposed changes to a school estate in this case review of admission arrangements arising from school catchment area variations, requires Statutory Public Consultation.

The Consultation involves the parents/carers/children and staff of St Paul's Primary School East Calder,  St Ninian's Primary School Dedridge and St Mary's Primary School Polbeth as well as all other key stakeholders associated with the school and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act.

Consultation Paper

The consultation paper is available electronically on the attached link  Livingston South Denominational Primary School Catchment Review [5MB] and will be made available in paper format for uplift from the Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF. Paper copies can also be requested from the undernoted West Lothian Council Contact.

Reports on Consultation

Report on the South Liv Denom Statutory Consultation - Education Scotland [175KB]

West Lothian Council - School Consultation - Livingston South catchment review - Publication - Final report [230KB]

Consultation Period

The Consultation period has now closed.

This timescale adheres to the statutory consultation period for such circumstances which is a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks and include at least 30 school days.

Decision

West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 08 December 2020. For more information see the Education executive report on WLC Coins: Coins Report - St Paul's, St Ninian's and St Mary's PS Polbeth (opens new window)