Decision details

Migration of Warfield CE Primary School

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Council Strategy and Community Cohesion

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To make the decision on the proposed migration of Warfield CE Primary School

Decision:

That the migration of the Warfield CE Primary School from its All Saints Rise site to the Woodhurst site to form Warfield School with effect from 1 September 2022 be approved.

Reasons for the decision:

Under the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, the local authority is the decision maker.

 

The decision must be made within a period of two months of the end of the representation period, i.e. by 05/07/22, after which the decision must be referred to the Schools Adjudicator.

Alternative options considered:

The options are for the school to stay operating on two sites or to migrate.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

The decision has been made by the Executive Member for Council Strategy & Community Cohesion as the Executive Member for Children, Young People & Learning had a conflict of interests being a governor of the school.

Wards Affected: Warfield Harvest Ride;

Financial Impact: Revenue costs within existing budgets. Capital costs of up to £600k (to be confirmed)

Declarations: Council Barnard did not take the decision having declared a conflict of interests.

Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No.

Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: People

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Public consultation online from 28-Mar to 05-May including a public meeting held on 31-Mar

Consultees

Staff, governors and parents

Contact: Cheryl Eyre, Assistant Director, Education & Learning Email: cheryl.eyre@bracknell-forest.gov.uk.

Publication date: 26/05/2022

Date of decision: 26/05/2022

Effective from: 07/06/2022

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