Decision details

Background Information:

The age-range of Stone Bay (Community Special) School changed from11-19 years to 8-19 years from September 2017 with the introduction of KS2 classes.  The school together with KCC now wish to extend the provision to include all of KS2 (from age 7) and KS1 (from age 5) in order to meet local demand.

Options:

The Headteacher and Governing Body fully support the proposal and feel very strongly that there is a need for a KS1 class in Stone Bay School as other special schools in the area are at capacity.  Stone Bay is a specialist provision that provides for children who have a diagnosed autistic spectrum disorder, profound, severe and complex needs and additional comorbidities.

As Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education, I agree to:

(i)            issue a public notice to permanently change the age range of the school and subject to no objections being received to the public notice; and

(ii)          change the age range from 8-19 years to 5-19 years in order to provide KS1 places to help with the demand for specialist places for pupils at KS1.