Agenda, decisions and minutes

This Cabinet Member for Education and Cultural Services Decisions meeting will be held remotely in order to conform with current guidelines regarding social distancing. Normally requests to speak at this public meeting are required by 9.00 a.m. on the day preceding the published date of the meeting. However, during the current situation and to facilitate these new arrangements we are asking that requests to speak are submitted by no later than 9.00 a.m. four working days before the meeting i.e. 9.00 a.m. on Thursday 5 November. Requests to speak should be sent to lucy.tyrrell@oxfordshire.gov.uk together with a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails then your views can still be taken into account.

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Forward Plan Ref: 2020/142

Contact: Barbara Chillman, Service Manager, Pupil Place Planning Tel: (01865) 323804

Report by Director of Children’s Services (CMDECS4).

This report follows the publication of a Statutory Notice relating to the county council's proposal to make prescribed alterations to St Edburg's CoE (VA) School.

The proposal entails:

·         Expanding St Edburg’s from 420 primary places to 630 primary places, including expanding the Nursery from one nursery room to three nursery rooms.

·         Splitting St Edburg’s onto an additional “satellite” site. Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 will move to the new site in a purpose designed new building and Key Stage 2 will stay at the current site.

·         Extending the age range of St Edburg’s CoE (VA) School from 3-11 to 2-11.

The statutory proposal was published on 25 September, and the 4-week consultation period ran until 23 October. A decision is now required within two months of the statutory represeantion period as to whether to approve the proposal.

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to approve the proposal to make the following prescribed alterations to St Edburg’s CoE (VA) School effect from 1 September 2023:

·         expand St Edburg’s CoE (VA) School onto an additional (satellite) site;

·         increase the school’s capacity from 2 forms of entry to 3 forms of entry;

·         reduce the lower age range by one year to include 2-year-olds.