Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children and Families which describes a two-part consultation on a proposal brought forward by the Governing Body of Wetherby High School, working in partnership with Leeds City Council, to lower the age range of the school from 11-18 years to 11-16 years with effect from September 2022, thereby formally closing the sixth form on a permanent basis. The report summarises the representations received during the informal and statutory notice periods and seeks a final decision in respect of the proposal. 

The Director of Children and Families submitted a report which described a two-part consultation on a proposal brought forward by the Governing Body of Wetherby High School, working in partnership with Leeds City Council, to lower the age range of the school from 11-18 years to 11-16 years with effect from September 2022, thereby formally closing the sixth form on a permanent basis. The report summarised the representations received during the informal and statutory notice periods and sought a final decision in respect of the proposal.

In considering the report it was confirmed that the Wetherby Ward Councillors were supportive of the proposal and had been fully consulted on such matters.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the proposal to lower the age range of Wetherby High School from 11-18 years to 11-16 years with effect from September 2022, be approved;

(b)  That the recommendation to exempt the resolutions within this minute from the Call In process for the reasons as set out in paragraph 18 of the submitted report, be approved; and

(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 section 18 of the submitted report)