Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Children and Families which details a proposal brought forward to meet the Local Authority’s duty to ensure a sufficiency of school places. Specifically, the report describes the outcome of a consultation exercise regarding a proposal to expand secondary school provision at Horsforth School and seeks a decision to fund delivery of a scheme to create the additional learning places required.

The Director of Children and Families submitted a report which presented a proposal brought forward to meet the Local Authority’s duty to ensure a sufficiency of school places. Specifically, the submitted report detailed the outcomes from a consultation exercise regarding a proposal to expand secondary school provision at Horsforth School and which sought a decision to fund the delivery of a scheme which would create the additional learning places required.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outcome of the consultation undertaken on the proposal to permanently expand Horsforth School from a capacity of 1125 to 1425 students by increasing the admission number in year 7 from 225 to 285, with effect from September 2022, be noted;

(b)  That the outcome of initial feasibility work, be noted, and that provisional approval be granted for the authority to spend (ATS) of £4.8m to deliver the proposed permanent expansion at Horsforth School;

(c)  That it be noted that the implementation of the proposals detailed are subject to funding being agreed based upon the outcome of further detailed design work and planning applications, as indicated at section 4.4.1 of the submitted report, with it also being noted that the proposal has been brought forward in time for places to be delivered for 2022;

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