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Recommended Preferred Sponsor for the New Primary School at Barton, Oxford

Meeting: 20/04/2015 - Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families (Item 13)

13 Recommended Preferred Sponsor for the New Primary School at Barton, Oxford pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Forward Plan Ref: 2014/184

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

 

Report by Director for Children’s Services (CMDCEF4).

 

New school for Barton, Oxford : approval of preferred provider. 

 

The Cabinet meeting of 4 September 2012 approved a process for the identification of sponsors for new academies to meet the needs of population growth such as this which requires a new primary school for 2016. In July 2014 Cabinet agreed that the decision on the preferred option could be delegated to the Lead Member for Children Education and Families.  

 

This process has been followed and has now reached the point where a preferred provider has been identified from a group of 2 short-listed bidders which were assessed against criteria.

 

The Lead Member is asked to agree the preferred provider which will be submitted to the Regional Schools Commission for a final decision.

 

The Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Families is RECOMMENDED to agree The Cheney School Academy Trust as the recommended provider to be submitted to the Regional Schools Commissioner for final agreement.

 

Decision:

Agreed.