Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children and Families that contains details of a proposal brought forward to meet the local authority’s duty to ensure a sufficiency of school places. Specifically, this report details a proposal to permanently expand secondary provision at Allerton High School from a capacity of 1100 to 1400 pupils by increasing the admission number in Year 7 from 220 to 280 with effect from September 2022 and which seeks a final decision in respect of this proposal.

Further to Minute No. 10, 23 June 2021, the Director of Children and Families submitted a report detailing a proposal brought forward to meet the Local Authority’s duty to ensure a sufficiency of school places. Specifically, the submitted report detailed a proposal to permanently expand secondary provision at Allerton High School from a capacity of 1100 to 1400 pupils by increasing the admission number in Year 7 from 220 to 280, with effect from September 2022. The submitted report summarised the representations received during the statutory notice period and which sought a final decision on the proposal.

Prior to the meeting, Board Members had received for their consideration the full (redacted) versions of the representations received as part of the Statutory Notice process, which was in addition to the summaries as detailed within the submitted cover report.

In considering the report, assurance was provided that relevant Ward Members would continue to be kept informed on the progress of agreed actions being taken in response to any concerns raised around transport and highways issues.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the proposal to permanently expand secondary provision at Allerton High School from a capacity of 1100 to 1400 pupils by increasing the admission number in Year 7 from 220 to 280, with effect from September 2022, be approved;

(b)  That the recommendation to exempt the decisions arising from this report from the Call In process, for the reasons set out in paragraph 24 of the submitted report, be approved;

(c)  That it be noted that the responsible officer for implementation of such matters is the Head of Learning Systems.

(The Council’s Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rules state that a decision may be declared as being exempt from the Call In process by the decision taker if it is considered that the matter is urgent and any delay would seriously prejudice the Council’s or the public’s interests. In line with this, the resolutions contained within this minute were exempted from the Call In process, as per resolution (b) above, and for the reasons as detailed within paragraph 24 of the submitted report)