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That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in the submitted Part 2 report, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 form of entry (210 places) primary places in Addlestone 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 Addlestone 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]

This report, requesting the approval of the Business Case for the expansion of Sayes Court Primary School from a 1 Form of Entry Primary (210 places) to a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) was presented by the Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning. She informed Cabinet that this school had converted to an Academy with the Bourne Education Trust (BET) in June 2014 and that since the school’s ‘inadequate’ judgement by Ofsted in 2013, it had made good progress with BET and therefore, with limited alternative solutions in this area, it was considered appropriate to expand this school. She also referred to the consultation process which had taken place, as set out in the report.

RESOLVED:

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