Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children’s Services on two elements of the Basic Need Programme as follows:

a)  To seek permission to undertake consultation on a further phase of school expansions; and

b)  To seek approval to incur expenditure in respect of proposals to redevelop Morley Newlands Primary School to provide a new 3 form entry school to replace the existing 2 form entry primary school.

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report on two elements of the Basic Need Programme. Specifically, the report sought permission to undertake consultation on a further phase of school expansions, whilst it also sought approval to incur expenditure in respect of proposals to redevelop Morley Newlands Primary School to provide a new three form entry school to replace the existing two form entry primary school.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the consultation exercises regarding the following proposals be approved:

· to expand Allerton Bywater Primary School from a capacity of 210 pupils to 420 pupils with an increase in the admission number from 30 to 60 with effect from September 2014;

· to expand Asquith Primary School from a capacity of 210 pupils to 420 pupils with an increase in the admission number from 30 to 60 with effect from September 2014;

· to expand St Francis Catholic Primary School Morley from a capacity of 154 pupils to 210 pupils with an increase in the admission number from 22 to 30 with effect from September 2014;

· to expand East Ardsley 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 2014;

· to expand Robin Hood 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 2014;

· to lower the age range of Hollybush Primary School from 5 to 11 to 3 to 11.

(b)  That expenditure of £9,396,800 from capital scheme number 16505

NEW 000 be authorised to fund the project to expand and rebuild Morley Newlands Primary School as part of Children’s Services Basic Need programme.