Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Education

Forward Plan Ref: 2012/180

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

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CA8).

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

The Governing Body has made the decision to admit up to 60 children by arrangement with Oxfordshire County Council for September 2013, however this arrangement is not permanent. This proposal is to formally change the admission number to 60 on a permanent basis from September 2014.

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 Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to support the Governing Body in its wish to publish a statutory notice for the expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford.

Cabinet considered a report detailing a proposal to permanently increase the school admission number at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School from 45 to 60 on a permanent basis from September 2014.

Cabinet noted that the proposals were part of the strategic basic need provision  in Oxford.

RESOLVED:to support the Governing Body in its wish to publish a statutory notice for the expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic (VA) Primary School, Oxford.