The
Leader of the Council:
- approved the closure of Starhurst
School as part of the proposed amalgamation with Chartwood School (formerly St Nicholas) such that
there will be one school for pupils with social, emotional and
mental health needs (SEMH) in the south east area of the County
from 1 September 2017;
- noted
that the amalgamation of Starhurst and
Chartwood schools will take place in
two phases with the children currently at Starhurst School being moved to the Chartwood School site in Merstham following which the one, amalgamated
school will be relocated to a new, permanent site in Dorking upon
completion of the new building which would then reduce the number
of residential places at the school to 24.
- noted
the financial information related to the proposed amalgamation of
Chartwood and Starhurst schools as outlined in the Part 2
report.