Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in Part 2 of the agenda, the business case be approved for the expansion of St Peter’s Catholic School, providing an additional 150 places. 

Reasons for Decisions:

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

[The decision on this item may be called in by either the Education and Skills Scrutiny Board or the Council Overview Board]

The Cabinet Member for Schools, Skills and Educational Achievement began by re-emphasising the enormous pressure that Surrey County Council was under to provide school places for all Surrey children and said that an additional 3154 places had been provided for this academic year.

This report set out the business case for the expansion of St Peter’s Catholic School.  The school would expand from 180 Published Admission Number per year (6 forms of entry - 900 places) to 210 Published Admission Number per year (7 forms of entry - 1,050 places) to help meet the demand for 150 additional secondary places in Guildford from September 2017.

She said that St Peter’s Catholic School was oversubscribed and at the school’s last Ofsted inspection, it had been judged ‘outstanding’. She also said that the recent expansion at one of its feeder schools would increase pressure in the future for places at this secondary school. Finally, she drew attention to the consultation process and confirmed that the Headteacher and Governing Body had worked closely with the Local Authority on the expansion proposals.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion set out in Part 2 of the agenda, the business case be approved for the expansion of St Peter’s Catholic School, providing an additional 150 places. 

Reasons for Decisions:

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