Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Children, Education & Families

Forward Plan Ref: 2013/087

Contact: Diane Cameron, School Organisation Officer Tel: (01865) 816445

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CA13).

The proposal is to permanently increase the school admission number at St Joseph's Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford to 60 from 45. This means that each year group would consist of up to 60 places, taught in two classes of 30, making a maximum total of 420 pupils.

This proposal is to formally change the admission number to 60 on a permanent basis from September 2014. This proposal is related to a concurrent option appraisal run by the Birmingham Catholic Archdiocese, on how the necessary accommodation required might be provided.

The current capacity of the school is 315 and the proposed capacity will be 420. The current admission number for the school is 45 and the proposed admission number will be 60.

The expansion is proposed due to increase in population and over-subscription of the school.

The final decision on whether to proceed approve expansion is referred to the Cabinet at the meeting on 16 July 2013.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the permanent expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford with effect from 1 September 2014.

Cabinet considered a report that sought approval to permanently increase the school admission number at St Joseph's Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford to 60 from 45 from September 2014. This means that each year group would consist of up to 60 places, taught in two classes of 30, making a maximum total of 420 pupils.

RESOLVED:                        to approve the permanent expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford with effect from 1 September 2014.