Proposal to Review Admission Arrangements Arising from Alterations to the Non-Denominational Secondary School Catchment Area at Bathgate Academy and Linlithgow Academy
West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 5 September 2023.
Proposal
West Lothian Council's Education Executive at its meeting on 21 March 2023 authorised West Lothian Council's Education Services to commence statutory consultation on the proposals to review admission arrangements arising from alterations to the non-denominational secondary school catchment area at Bathgate Academy and Linlithgow Academy.
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 all key stakeholders and statutory consultees as detailed in Schedule 2 of the Act, this includes parents/carers/children and staff of Linlithgow Academy and Bathgate Academy.
Consultation Paper
The consultation document outlining the proposal is available here: Proposal to review admission arrangements at Bathgate Academy and Linlithgow Academy [198KB]
Consultation Period
The consultation period is from Monday 24th April 2023 until Friday 9th June 2023. This timescale adhered to the statutory consultation period for such circumstances which is a minimum of 6 consecutive weeks and include at least 30 school days.
Report on the Consultation
The following reports detail the findings of the public consultation period including the report from Education Scotland -
Education Scotland Report - admission arrangements at Linlithgow and Bathgate Academy [86KB]
Decision
West Lothian Council Education Executive agreed the proposal on 5 September 2023. For more information see the Education Executive report on WLC Coins: Coins Report - Item 6 - Linlithgow and Bathgate Academies Catchment (opens new window)
