Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2014/006

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

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CMDCEF5).

Although there has been no statutory requirement to publish a School Organisation Plan since 2004, it is considered good practice to produce a plan related to pupil place planning to clearly set out the framework for, and approach towards, the provision of places. 

The Pupil Place Plan shows local communities, and those interested in their development, how we expect school provision to change over the next few years. It brings together information from a range of sources and sets out the issues the county council will face in meeting its statutory duties for providing school places up to 2018 and beyond.

The plan includes present and predicted future pupil numbers on roll, together with information about birth rates, school capacity, and new housing. The plan sets out proposed changes in the number of school places available over the next year and it suggests where other changes may be necessary in the future. The plan also sets out our policies on school organisation and the statutory framework for making changes such as opening, closing or enlarging schools.

It is our intention to update this plan each year to take into account data on housing, population and school capacity. The plan is then published on the county council's website.

The Cabinet Member is asked to approve the 2014 revision of Oxfordshire's Pupil Place Plan. 

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to approve the publication of the 2014 Oxfordshire Pupil Place Plan.

Recommendations Agreed.