Decision details

To approve the business case for four Guildford Diocese projects to increase pupil places in Guildford and Haslemere:

1.       Queen Eleanor’s Junior - increase 120 places from a 2 form of entry (240 places) to a 3 form of entry (360 places) junior school

2.       Wonersh & Shamley Green Infant - increase by 120 places from a 1 form of entry (90 places) to a 1 form of entry (210 places) primary school

3.       Grayswood Infant - increase by 90 places from a 1 form of entry (90 places) to a 2 form of entry (180 places) infant school

4.       St Bartholomew’s Primary – increase by 60 places from a 360 place to a 420 place primary school

Total number of additional places across the four schools = 390

Part 2 annexes

The Cabinet considered the financial details relating to Minute item 225/13 which set out the individual business cases for expansion of the schools to create an additional 420 new places.

RESOLVED:

1.         That the business case for the projects to expand the following schools at the total cost set out in the report submitted be approved.

(i)    Queen Eleanor’s Junior School (Increase by 120 places to 420 places)

(ii)   Wonersh and Shamley Green Primary School (Increase by 120 places to 210 places)

(iii)   Grayswood Infant School (Increase by 120 places to 210 places)

(iv)  St Bartholomew’s Primary (Increase by 60 places to 420 places)

2.         That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Business Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Assets and Regeneration Programmes and the Leader of the Council, to agree a variation of up to 10% of the total value as set out in the report submitted.

Reasons for Decisions:

To support the authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Guildford and Haslemere area.