Issue - meetings

Larkrise Primary School has a published admission number of 45 children. Due to rising numbers across Oxford City, 60 places were allocated to the school for September 2009. The school now has more than 45 children per year from the Foundation to Year 3 inclusive. Primary Care Trust records and the annual census of local children in early years settings show that the demand for primary school places in Oxford is rising, and schools in this area will not have enough room in future years

Larkrise Primary School has been identified as a high priority school through the Primary Capital Programme locality review process, which also recommended that options should be explored to accommodate the rising numbers of statutory age range pupils in the Cowley/Iffley locality. 

This report considers a proposal to increase the admission number from 45 to 60 children, on a permanent basis from September 2010. This will eventually increase the school’s total roll from its current 349 children in Years F-6 (September 2009 pupil census) to a maximum of 420. This expansion has been the subject of an informal consultation in south east Oxford.

A decision is sought as to whether to proceed to issuing a statutory notice to expand the school, in accordance with The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006) and The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools)(England) Regulations 2007 (as amended by The School Organisation and Governance (Amendments)(England) Regulations 2007 which came into force on 21 January 2008).  

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to approve the publication of a statutory notice for the expansion of Larkrise Primary School, Oxford.

Cabinet considered a report (CA10) setting out a proposal to increase the admission number of Larkrise Primary School from 45 to 60 children, on a permanent basis from September 2010. This will eventually increase the school’s total roll from its current 349 children in Years F-6 (September 2009 pupil census) to a maximum of 420.

A decision was sought as to whether to proceed to issuing a statutory notice to expand the school, in accordance with The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006) and The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools)(England) Regulations 2007 (as amended by The School Organisation and Governance (Amendments)(England) Regulations 2007 which came into force on 21 January 2008). 

RESOLVED:            to approve the publication of a statutory notice for the expansion of Larkrise Primary School, Oxford.