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That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 2 Forms of Entry (240 places) of junior places in Reigate 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 this was the first of three school expansion reports and that these would create an additional 690 places in total.

She explained that the business case set out a proposal to increase Reigate Parish Church School from a 2 Form of Entry infant (180 places) to a 2 Form of Entry primary (420 places), thereby creating 240 additional places in Reigate, to support delivery against the basic need requirements in the Reigate area from September 2017.

She informed Members that the school had received an outstanding Ofsted rating in 2013 and that the Cabinet had approved the provision of a Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in September 2015 which had been much needed. She stated that the financial information was set out in Part 2 of the agenda under item 19.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 2 Forms of Entry (240 places) of junior places in Reigate be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

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