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Bisley CofE Primary School - expansion
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Meeting: 16/12/2014 - Cabinet (Item 262)
262 Bisley Church of England Primary School, Woking 
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Decision:
That subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in Part 2 of the submitted report, the business case for the provision of an additional 0.5 form of entry (105 places) primary places in Woking be approved.
Reasons for Decisions:
The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Woking area.
[The decisions on this item can be called in by either the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee or the Children and Education Select Committee]
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning introduced the report and said that there was an unprecedented demand for school places across Surrey and that an additional 13,000 school places would be required over the next five years. She informed Members that this placed a huge pressure on the County Council for additional funding in difficult times.
She recommended that the Cabinet approved the Business Case for the expansion of Bisley Church of England Primary School from a 1.5 Form of Entry primary (315 places) to a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) creating 105 additional primary places in the Woking area from September 2016. She informed Members that a consultation had taken place in 2012 and the Council now want to proceed with the expansion to accommodate additional need.
The Leader of the Council indicated support for this report alongside the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Health & Wellbeing who commented on the millions of pounds the Cabinet has invested in schools places over the past year.
RESOLVED:
That subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in Part 2 of the submitted report, the business case for the provision of an additional 0.5 form of entry (105 places) primary places in Woking be approved.
Reasons for Decisions:
The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Woking area.