Every child in Leeds should have a 'local priority' non-religious school

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Leeds City Council is proposing changes to the primary school admissions policy (from September 2019) which would mean that children in some areas of the city (Primley Park, Moortown & Rothwell) are not within a catchment for any school (other than a religious foundation school).

It is inappropriate that any child should be discriminated against or disadvantaged for local schooling on the basis of their postcode or their religion.

Parliament should intervene to ensure that all children have a minimum of one non-religious local school (either local state funded or centrally funded foundation school) for which they are given a priority to apply on the basis of proximity/catchment.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is the responsibility of your local council.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor, who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them:

https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

You could also petition the Council here:

https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgepetitionlistdisplay.aspx?bcr=1

You could start a new petition asking the Government or Parliament to change the rules that local authorities are allowed to apply for school placements across England if that is something you would like to see happen.

Timeline

22 Nov 2018	Petition opened for signatures
29 Nov 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Nov 2018

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