Issue - decisions
Local Authority Response to the Proposed Closure of Kirkby Fleetham Primary School.
25/02/2025 - Local Authority Response to the Proposed Closure of Kirkby Fleetham Primary School.
The Council notes the Substantive Closure
Decision taken by the Secretary of State on 29 January 2025 under
the DfE’s “Closure of an academy by mutual
agreement” guidance dated October 2024.
The Council does not oppose the decision already taken by the
Secretary of State on the 29 January 2025 to close Kirkby Fleetham
Primary School.
To agree on a stakeholder consultation on catchment area proposals
to be
effective from September 2025 that:
• The shared catchment area of Applegarth and Kirkby Fleetham
becomes a
discrete catchment area for Applegarth Primary School.
• The discrete catchment area of Kirkby Fleetham becomes a
discrete catchment area for Aiskew Leeming Bar CE Primary
School