Issue - meetings

To approve the Business Case for the expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School from a two Form of Entry primary (420 places) to a three Form of Entry primary (630 places) creating 210 additional places in Redhill to help meet the basic need requirements in the Redhill area from September 2016.

N.B. An annex containing exempt information is contained in Part 2 of the agenda – item 16.

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

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in agenda item 15 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Redhill be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places, relative to demand.

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

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement introduced the report and business case by stating that this proposal was to deal with increasing demand for school places and that there was a shortfall this year and next. She said that this was a proposal to expand St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School to create much needed places in Redhill where there had been an increase in birth rates and increased migration and housing.

She informed Cabinet Members that the school had a good Ofsted rating and that it had conducted its own consultation as it was voluntary aided. She stated that the financial information was set out in Part 2 of the agenda under item 16.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in agenda item 15 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Redhill be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places, relative to demand.