Decision details

Part A: Outcome of consultation on the proposal to expand Calverley C of E Primary School from September 2015. Decision whether to publish statutory notice.

Part B: Outcome of consultation on the proposal to open a specialist provision at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School for pupils who are deaf and hearing impaired from September 2014. Decision whether to publish statutory notice.

Part C: Outcome of consultation on the proposal to expand Broomfield South SILC and West Oaks SEN Specialist School and College. Decision whether to publish statutory notice.

Part D: Outcome of Statutory Notice on a proposal to expand Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School from September 2015. Final decision to approve expansion.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report setting out proposals brought forward to meet the local authority’s duty to ensure sufficiency of school places. The report was divided into four parts and dealt with the following matters:

Part A – sought permission to publish a statutory notice in relation to the expansion of Calverley C of E Primary School.

Part B – sought permission to publish a statutory notice in relation to a proposal to open a specialist provision at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School for pupils who are deaf and hearing impaired from September 2014.

Part C – sought permission to publish a statutory notice to expand Broomfield South SILC and West Oaks SEN Specialist School and College.

Part D - described the outcome of a Statutory Notice in relation to expanding primary provision in Pudsey and sought a final decision on that proposal.

RESOLVED

a) That in respect of Part A

1)  To approve the publication of a statutory notice to expand Calverley C of E Primary School from a capacity of 315 pupils to 420 pupils with an increase in the admission number from 45 to 60 with effect from September 2015.

2)  To note the officer responsible for implementation is the Capacity, Planning and Sufficiency Lead.

3)  To note that a further report detailing the outcome of consultation in Farsley will be taken to January’s Executive Board.

b) That in respect of Part B

1)  To approve the publication of a statutory notice to open a specialist provision at Moor Allerton Hall Primary School for pupils who are deaf and hearing impaired from September 2014.

2)  To note the officer responsible for implementation is the Sensory Service Lead.

c) That in respect of Part C

1)  To approve the publication of a statutory notice to expand the Broomfield South SILC from a capacity of 200 to 250 pupils with effect from September 2015 using a site adjacent to the school, Broom Court (Broom Place, Leeds, LS10 3JP).

2)  To approve the publication of a statutory notice to expand the West Oaks SEN Specialist School and College from a capacity of 200 to 350 pupils with effect from September 2015 by the creation of an additional site for 150 children and young people aged 2 to 16 on the former Blenheim Centre (Crowther Place, Leeds, West Yorkshire).

3)  To note the officer responsible for implementation is the Best Practice Development Officer.

That in respect of Part D

1)  To approve the expansion of Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School from a capacity of 315 pupils to 420 pupils with an increase in the admission number from 45 to 60 with effect from September 2015.

2)  To note the officer responsible for implementation is the Capacity, Planning and Sufficiency Lead.

As per statutory requirements – six week public consultations were carried out for proposals A, B & C.

Part D – a statutory notice was published in the YEP and displayed at the school and surrounding area for four weeks.

Parents, staff and governors of proposed and neighbouring schools, prospective parents, local residents, ward members, Diocese, neighbouring LA’s, MP’s, trade unions, parish councils and other relevant stakeholders.