Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in Part 2 of this agenda as agenda item 18, the business case for the provision of an additional form of entry (30 places per year) providing, in total, 150 secondary places at Sunbury Manor School from September 2020 be approved.

Reason for Decision:

The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in Spelthorne Borough by providing Year 7 places when and where they are needed.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by either the Corporate Services Select Committee and/or the Children and Education Select Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Education presented the report that detailed a forecast need for additional Secondary Places in Spelthorne by 2020. Many Primary Schools within the vicinity of Sunbury Manor Secondary School had had bulge classes and permanent expansions; consequently the need for additional Secondary School places was emerging.

This report provided the Business Case for the expansion of Sunbury Manor School, a standalone academy. The school currently operated as an eight Form of Entry (Published Admission number of 240 and a total school capacity of 1200 places) co-educational 11-16 school with a specialist centre for pupils with communication and interaction needs. The school was currently rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

The proposal was to expand the school by one 1 form of entry to 9 forms of entry per year from September 2020. A form of entry is normally 30 students. The school would change its Published Admission Number from 240 to 270 and grow incrementally over a five year period to total school capacity of 1350 places. This would provide, in total, an additional 150 secondary places in the Sunbury area of Spelthorne.

The expansion would enable Surrey County Council to meet the forecast demand for secondary school places in Spelthorne borough. Any existing surplus places at the school are in upper years, as the larger intake years (year 7 pupils) replace these smaller older year groups these vacant places will be reduced.

The resolution was unanimous.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in Part 2 of this agenda as agenda item 18, the business case for the provision of an additional form of entry (30 places per year) providing, in total, 150 secondary places at Sunbury Manor School from September 2020 be approved.

Reason for Decision:

The proposal supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in Spelthorne Borough by providing Year 7 places when and where they are needed.