Decision details

That the statutory proposal to expand Kirk Fenton Parochial CE VC Primary School by an additional two classrooms be approved.

*PLEASE NOTE This decision was originally published on or near the date of the decision and so call in no longer applies. It has been re-published as part of the change in committee management system that we use.*

An expansion of the school by an additional two classrooms, to meet sustained growth in total numbers on roll in recent years, was prioritised for inclusion in the Schools Capital Programme 2014/15. The proposed expansion is classed as a significant change as it increases capacity by more than 30 places and by more than 25%.

On 9 December 2014 the Executive Member for Schools approved a four week representation period on the proposals, as required under the School Organisation Regulations. One submission has been received during the formal consultation period which commenced on 12 January 2015. The submission was in support of the proposed expansion.

In January 2014 new regulations came into force, the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, and accompanying guidance was issued by the Department for Education (DfE). These regulations set out who can determine such proposals and following the abolition of the School Organisation Committee, there are a number of determinations which can be undertaken by the Local Authority. Under the continuing arrangements agreed by Executive on 25 September 2007, school organisation decisions, for which the decision maker is the Local Authority, will normally be taken by the County Council’s Executive or, if there are no objections to the Statutory Notice, the decision is delegated to the Executive Members for Schools and for Children’s Services/Special Educational Needs.