Decision details

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To

School Admission

1.         agree to recommend to full Council that it determine the proposed community schools’ Admission Arrangements for the 2023/24 academic year (Appendix 1 of the report);

2.         approve the continued adoption of the proposed Pan London scheme for co-ordination of admissions to Reception and Junior schools – Appendix 1a of the report; and adoption of the proposed Pan London scheme for co-ordination of admissions to secondary schools – Appendix 1b of the report.

School Place Planning

3.         approve the Capital Programme Budget summary (Appendix 3 of the report).

School Maintenance and Compliance

4.         approve the proposed Schools’ Maintenance Plan (Appendix 4 of the report) for 2022/23 with an overall budget cost of £3.7m

5.         Delegate authority to the Interim Corporate Director – Children, Young People and Education to vary the proposed Schools’ Maintenance Plan to reflect actual prices and new urgent issues that may arise, including authorising spend against the allowance for emergency and reactive works. The Corporate Director, Children, Young People and Education shall report back to members in respect of any exercise of such authority.

School Place Planning

6.         note comparison between the available School Places vs 2021 School Capacity (SCAP) Projections Pupil Projections Appendices 2 (primary) and 2a (secondary) of the report.

7.         Academy conversion

note the change of status of Kenley Primary School to an academy.

1.8    Early Years

note the 2021 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment report – Appendix 5 of the report.

        Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)

1.9      note that the SEND Estates strategies are contributing positively to the development of local provision maintaining some of our most challenging and vulnerable children and young people with SEND within their families and communities.

Alternative Provision / Pupil Referral Unit (PRU)

10     note information on Alternative Provision / PRU.