Decision details

RESOLVED

KEY DECISION

That the Executive:

i)    Approved the relocation of Wilby CEVA Primary School to the Glenvale Park site

ii)   Approved the continuation of the statutory process relating to the transfer of a school to another site in line with the Department for Education (DfE) guidance ‘Making a Significant Change to a Maintained School.

Reasons for Recommendations:

·     To support children and young people and their families to access high quality sustainable education facilities that enable the achievement of the best outcomes.

·     To progress the relocation of the school in accordance with legislative requirements and Department for Education (DfE) statutory guidance.

·     To ensure the delivery of sufficient suitable school places that meet the needs of the community now and in the future.

·     To make effective and efficient use of the education estate to meet the needs of all pupils.

Alternative Options Considered: Alternative options were considered in section 5 of the ‘Primary Education Provision at the Glenvale Park Development Wellingborough North’paper presented to Executive on 8^th June 2023.  The options were shared along with accompanying risks and advantages.  A summary of the options thatwere outlined in the previous paper to Executive were:

·     Option 1: Mothball the school build until demand for places increases

·     Option 2: Repurpose the school building to meet an existing educational need

·     Option 3: Relocate a local school into the newly built school at the Glenvale Park Development

The preference was to progress Option 3. This preference was approved by the Executive on 8^th June 2023.  Colleagues leading on the project then progressed to the initial stages of the relocation process.