Decision details

Approval for new build accommodation to provide additional teaching spaces. Approval is sought to incur expenditure of approximately £510,000 (costs to be confirmed prior to submission of DCR).

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report setting out the background and detail on proposals to expand both Beeston Primary School and Allerton Church of England Primary School. In recognition of the need to increase the admission limit at both schools due to the rapidly increasing birth rate in Leeds, both schools will be expanded under the Basic Need Programme, which aims to ensure the Council meets its statutory duty to provide a school place for every child in the city with the projects being delivered by Children’s Services in partnership with NPS Leeds.

Authority was sought to spend £829,600 and to tender work to provide additional teaching spaces at Beeston Primary School and to spend £550,700 and authority to tender work to provide additional accommodation at Allerton CofE Primary School.

RESOLVED -

a)  That Executive Board authorise expenditure of £829,600 from capital scheme number 16505/BEE/000 and approve authority to tender for the construction of a new two storey extension at Beeston Primary.

b)  That Executive Board authorise expenditure of £550,700 from capital scheme number 16505/ALP and approve authority to tender for the construction of a single storey, two classroom extension at Allerton CofE Primary.

Consultation regarding the detailed work has been and will continue to be undertaken with the school. Public consultation has taken place and will continue as part of the formal planning application which was submitted 25 February 2013.