Agenda item

Ms White (Area Education Officer - East Kent) and Mr Adams (Area Education Officer - South Kent) were in attendance for this item.

1.          The Chairman set out the proposed decisions to expand or alter the following schools: Speldhurst Church of England Primary School, Tunbridge Wells, Finberry Primary School, Ashford, and Bysing Wood Primary School, Faversham.

2.          RESOLVED that

a)    the decision (18/00070) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education to permanently expand Speldhurst Church of England Primary School, Langton Road, Speldhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3 0NP from 140 places to 210 places, increasing the published admission number (PAN) from 20 to 30 Reception Year places from September 2020, be endorsed.

b)    the decision (19/00003) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education torelease £2,800,000 from the Children, Young People and Education Capital budget to allow an 8-classroom block to be added to Finberry Primary School to enable the school to accept 2FE of primary aged pupils (60 pupils per year) in line with the Academy’s funding agreement, be endorsed.

c)    the decision (19/00009) proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Education to 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 change the age range from 4-11 years to 2-11 years in order to establish a school run nursery, be endorsed.