Issue - meetings

To approve the provision of a permanent one form of entry increase at Westfield Primary School to two forms of entry to meet basic need requirements for primary places in the Woking area.

The number of primary school places in Woking is increasing. There are insufficient primary school places to meet this demand and increased primary provision is needed. Westfield Primary School is one of the schools best placed to expand to meet this demand. The demand is such that the expansion of Westfield Primary School is required for September 2013.

Financial information is set out in item 22.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

That the expansion and adaptation of Westfield Primary School, as detailed in the submitted report, be approved in principle, subject to the consideration and approval of the detailed financial information set out in agenda item 22.

Reasons for Decisions

The proposal delivers and supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Woking area.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Assets and Regeneration Programmes informed Members that the provision of a permanent one form of entry increase at Westfield Primary School to two forms of entry would help to meet the basic need requirements for primary places in the Woking area. He considered that the expansion of this school was a good example of Property Services and School Commissioning working together.

RESOLVED:

That the expansion and adaptation of Westfield Primary School, as detailed in the submitted report, be approved in principle, subject to the consideration and approval of the detailed financial information set out in agenda item 22.

Reasons for Decisions

The proposal delivers and supports the Authority’s statutory obligation to provide sufficient school places to meet the needs of the population in the Woking area.