The Chair introduced the item to the meeting.
Officers noted that there would be 120 places at the school, for children with ages ranging from 7-19 years old.
Following a question from the Chair regarding the location of a new school, officers confirmed that discussions were ongoing with an existing school in Didcot.
The Chair thanked officers and agreed to the recommendation in the report.
RESOLVED to:
a) Approve the specification for the new special school serving the Didcot area, and for a competitive process to be launched to identify an academy sponsor to run the school.