Issue - meetings

To approve the Business Case for the expansion of Westfield Primary School from a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) by 90 places as phase 1 of a 2 phase expansion, to a 3 Form of Entry Primary (630 places) creating 210 additional places in Woking to help meet the basic need requirements in the Woking area from September 2015.

N.B. An annex containing exempt information is contained in Part 2 of the agenda – item 19.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview Board and/or the Education and Skills Board]

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 20 in Part 2 of the agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 90 places as phase 1 of a 2 phase expansion by 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places in Woking be approved.

Reasons for Recommendations:

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 the Education and Skills Board]

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement commended the submitted report and informed Members that it was a business case for the expansion of Westfield Primary School from a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) by 90 places and that this was the first of 2 phases. This was phase 1 of a 2 phase expansion, to a 3 Form of Entry Primary (630 places) creating 210 additional places in Woking to help meet the basic need requirements in the Woking area from September 2015.

She explained that the school had been rated a ‘good’ school by Ofsted in 2012 and has the capacity for 420 additional places.

She stated that the Council has made a £14m investment in the borough of Woking which equated to 1260 additional places.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 20 in Part 2 of the agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 90 places as phase 1 of a 2 phase expansion by 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places in Woking be approved.

Reasons for Recommendations:

The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Woking area.