Issue - meetings

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 22 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 form of entry (210 places) infant and junior places in West Byfleet 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 Woking 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 confirmed her support for the approval of the Business Case for the expansion of West Byfleet Infant and Junior Schools from a 2 form of entry infant (180 places) to a 3 form of entry infant (270 places) and a 2 form of entry junior (240 places) to a 3 form of entry junior (360 places) creating 210 additional places in West Byfleet to help meet the basic need requirements in the Woking area. She said that the Infant School had been judged ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted at its last inspection and that the junior school was rapidly improving and was a popular local school.

RESOLVED:

That, subject to the agreement of the detailed financial information for the expansion as set out in agenda item 22 in Part 2 of this agenda, the business case for the provision of an additional 1 form of entry (210 places) infant and junior places in West Byfleet 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 Woking area.