Decision details

To agree to submit representations received following publication of Statutory Notices to the School Organisation Committee.

Further to minute 14 of the meeting of the Board held on 14^th June 2006 the Chief Executive of Education Leeds submitted a report summarising the representations received in respect of the statutory notice to close Miles Hill Primary School and Potternewton Primary School in August 2007 and to establish a one and a half form entry primary school on the current Potternewton site in September 2007.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That having considered the representations received, authority be given to proceed with the proposal to close Miles Hill Primary School and Potternewton Primary School on 31^st August 2007 and to establish a one and a half form entry school in the existing Potternewton building on 1^st September 2007.

(b)  That it be noted that as a result of the representations the determination of the notice will fall to the School Organisation Committee.

(c)  That the comments prepared by Education Leeds and contained in the report be approved as the Local Authority’s response to the representations received.

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure  Rule 16.5 Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he voted against this decision).