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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 1 form of entry (210 places) places in East Molesey 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 Elmbridge 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]

The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning informed Members that the Business Case for the expansion of St Alban’s Catholic  Primary School from a 1 form of entry primary (210 places) to a 2 form of entry Primary  (420 places) to create 210 additional places in East Molesey will help meet the basic need requirements in the Elmbridge area from September 2015. She stated that this was a very popular school with a wide catchment area.

The Leader of the Council endorsed the report and stated that the Cabinet had approved 775 additional school places at the meeting that afternoon.

RESOLVED:

That subject to the agreement of the detailed financial nformation for the expansion as set out in Part 2 of the submitted report, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 form of entry (210 places) places in East Molesey 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 Elmbridge area.