Issue - meetings

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 18 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 0.5 form of entry (105 places) primary places in Caterham be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

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

[The decisions on this item can be called in by either the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee or the Children and Education Select Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning said that this was another popular school which had been judged ‘good’ by Ofsted and asked Cabinet to approve the business case for the expansion of Hillcroft Primary School from a 1.5 Form of Entry primary (315 places) to a 2 Form of Entry primary (420 places) creating 105 additional places in Caterham to help meet the basic need requirements in that area. The planning application would be considered at a future Planning and Regulatory Committee meeting.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 18 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 0.5 form of entry (105 places) primary places in Caterham be approved.

Reasons for Decisions:

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