See guidance below.

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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2025,10 October 2025 and 12 December 2025 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

The minutes of the meetings held on 12 September 2025, 10 October 2025 and 12 December 2025 were confirmed by the Chair as correct records.

Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am three working days before the meeting, ask a question on an item on the agenda.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.

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Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting, or present a petition, can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

Requests to present a petition must be submitted no later than 9am ten working days before the meeting.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting.

Requests should be submitted to committeesdemocraticservices@oxfordshire.gov.uk

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

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Report by: Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the completion of the Funding Agreement with Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST) which will release funding greater than £2m to ODST to enable them to enter into contract for the construction of a new teaching block at Grove CE Primary School.

The Cabinet Member considered the report which indicated that the

Grove CE Primary School was an academy managed by Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST). Due to local housing growth, there was a pupil-place pressure in the north of Grove. The council had agreed with ODST that they would expand the admission number at Grove CE Primary School by 105 places (from 1 form entry to 1.5 form entry) and with an additional 39 place Nursery, using funding provided by the council. ODST had tendered the project and the tender sum for construction formed part of the project budget.

Resolved to:

a)    Approve the completion of the Funding Agreement with Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust (ODST) which will release funding greater than £2m to ODST to enable them to enter into contract for the construction of a new teaching block at Grove CE Primary School.

Report by: Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

RECOMMENDATION

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the completion of the Funding Agreement with Cambrian Learning Trust which will release funding greater than £2m to the Trust to enable them to enter into contract for the construction of new accommodation at Faringdon Community College.

The Cabinet Member considered the report which indicated that Faringdon Community College (FCC)  was a secondary school academy managed by Cambrian Learning Trust (CLT). In 2024, a significant sum of unspent S106 funding was identified, which could only be spent at FCC.  Childrens Services agreed with CLT to use the funding to replace 4 x 2-class temporary buildings that were not fit for purpose, with permanent accommodation.

Resolved to:

a)    Approve the completion of the Funding Agreement with Cambrian Learning Trust which will release funding greater than £2m to the Trust to enable them to enter into contract for the construction of new accommodation at Faringdon Community College.

Report by: Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to

a)    Approve the sealing of a Funding Agreement between the Council and The Gallery Trust. The Funding Agreement will enable The Gallery Trust to draw down funding from the council for remodelling of classroom accommodation and other associated works to facilitate the expansion of Mabel Prichard School, a special school academy in Oxford.

The Cabinet Member considered a report which indicated that Mabel Prichard Special School was an academy, under the management of The Gallery Trust (TGT). Due to increased pressure for special school places in the County, the council agreed with TGT that they would increase the school’s admission number at Mabel Prichard School and deliver 23 additional spaces.

The TGT was a self-delivering the expansion project using funding provided by the council through a funding agreement. The anticipated completion date was summer 2027.

Resolved to:

a)    Approve the sealing of a Funding Agreement between the Council and The Gallery Trust. The Funding Agreement will enable The Gallery Trust to draw down funding from the council for remodelling of classroom accommodation and other associated works to facilitate the expansion of Mabel Prichard School, a special school academy in Oxford.