Issue - meetings

To approve the Business Case for the expansion of The Hythe Primary School from a 1 Form of Entry Primary (210 places) to a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) creating 210 additional places in Egham to help meet the basic need requirements in the Egham and Hythe area in two phases. Phase 1 to be completed by September 2015, and Phase 2 to be completed by August 2016.

N.B. An annex containing exempt information is contained in Part 2 of the agenda – item 18.

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

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in the submitted Part 2 report, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places in Egham 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 Egham and Hythe 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 the expansion of The Hythe Primary School from a 1 Form of Entry Primary (210 places) to a 2 Form of Entry Primary (420 places) would take place in two phases - Phase 1 to be completed by September 2015 and Phase 2 to be completed by August 2016.

Phase 1 would provide two classrooms in an extension to the main teaching block and phase 2 would provide a separate teaching block with six classrooms, a new staffroom and associated accommodation. She also informed Members that the school site was in Flood Zone 3 and was subject to new flood prevention requirements introduced by the Environment Agency following the severe flooding in winter 2013/14.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in the submitted Part 2 report, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 Form of Entry (210 places) primary places in Egham 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 Egham and Hythe area.