Issue - meetings

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in agenda item 21 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional one form of entry (210 places) primary places in Shepperton 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 or the Education and Skills Board]

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement introduced the report by stating that the Cabinet were asked to approve the business case for the expansion of Saxon Primary School from a one Form of Entry primary (210 places) to a two Form of Entry primary (420 places) creating 210 additional places.

She explained that the school had been judged good by Ofsted and that the Executive Head of the School was the chair of the Primary Phase Council. She said that birth rates had increased by 30% from 2002 to 2012 and that this expansion would help meet the basic need requirements in the Shepperton area from September 2016.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in agenda item 21 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional one form of entry (210 places) primary places in Shepperton be approved.

Reasons for Decisions

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