Agenda item
Amalgamation of Hope CE Primary School, Worthen CE Primary School and St Marys CE Primary School, Westbury
- Meeting of Cabinet, Wednesday, 21st December, 2016 12.30 pm (Item 104.)
- View the background to item 104.
Lead Member – Councillor David Minnery – Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People.
Report of the Director of Children’s Services
Contact: Karen Bradshaw Tel: 01743 254201
Decision:
RESOLVED:
i) That the outcomes from the statutory consultation be noted; and
ii) That it be agreed to proceed to the publication of closure proposals for Hope CE Primary School and St Mary’s CE Primary School Westbury, with a target date of 1 September 2017, consolidating provision on an expanded site at Worthen CE Primary School.
Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report from the Director of Children’s Services on the outcomes of the consultation on the proposal to amalgamate Hope CE Primary School, Worthen CE Primary School and St Mary’s CE Primary School, Westbury and the recommendation to proceed to the next stage of the statutory process with the publication of the statutory proposals to close the two school sites at Hope and Westbury.
Comments from one of the local Members were read out to the meeting in her absence. She was in support of the proposals that had resulted from the lack of affordable housing in the area, the closure of the village shop, possible closure of the Post Office and the number of children on roll no longer being viable. She concluded that urgent measures needed to be taken to regenerate rural communities in the county.
RESOLVED:
i) That the outcomes from the statutory consultation be noted; and
ii) That it be agreed to proceed to the publication of closure proposals for Hope CE Primary School and St Mary’s CE Primary School Westbury, with a target date of 1 September 2017, consolidating provision on an expanded site at Worthen CE Primary School.
Supporting documents:
- 11 Amalgamation of Hope Worthen Westbury CE Primary Schools, item 104. PDF 170 KB
- 11 Appendix 1a Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 136 KB
- 11 Appendix 1b Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 41 KB
- 11 Appendix 2a Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 55 KB
- 11 Appendix 2b Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 61 KB
- 11 Appendix 3a Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 52 KB
- 11 Appendix 3b Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 53 KB
- 11 Appendix 3c Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 52 KB
- 11 Appendix 4 Amalgamation Hope Worthen Westbury, item 104. PDF 261 KB