Decision details
Lowering the Age Range of Stillington Community Primary School
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Education, Learning & Skills
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
That having undertaken the required
preliminary checks, the Executive Member resolved that the four key
issues listed in paragraph 8.2 of the report have been satisfied
and there can be a determination of the proposals as follows:
To lower the age range of Stillington Community Primary School to
age 3-11 with effect from 23 February 2021.
Reasons for the decision:
Stillington CP School currently provides
education for children from 4-11 years. There is no nursery
provision within the village and Governors have been aware for some
time that some of their children do not access nursery
education.
The Governing Body of Stillington CP School asked the Local
Authority to propose lowering of the age range of their school from
4-11 to 3-11 in order to offer nursery education for three year old
children. This followed consultation by the Governors with parents
and the local community on their proposal from 21 September to 26
October 2020.
The Executive met on 24 November 2020 and considered the outcome of
the governors’ consultation. They agreed to publish statutory
proposals on 11 January giving 4 weeks until 8 February for
representations to be made. There have been no objections or
responses to the statutory notice.
In considering proposals, the Executive (or the Executive Member
for Schools, if there are no objections received during the
representation period), as Decision Makers can decide to:
•reject the proposals;
•approve the proposals;
•approve the proposals with a modification;
•approve the proposals subject to them meeting a specific
condition.
Alternative options considered:
•reject the proposals;
•approve the proposals with a modification;
•approve the proposals subject to them meeting a specific
condition.
Publication date: 16/02/2021
Date of decision: 16/02/2021
Effective from: 24/02/2021