The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) seeking agreement to go out to formal consultation to change the current temporary expansion of pupil admission numbers at St Mary’s Prittlewell CofE Primary School to a permanent arrangement.

Resolved:

That a formal consultation process to gauge stakeholder and public opinion on making the current temporary expansion at St Mary’s Prittlewell CofE Primary School permanent by setting their admission number at 90 per year group, be approved.

Reasons for Decision:

To consult with stakeholders and obtain public opinion on making the temporary expansion permanent at St Mary’s Prittlewell CofE Primary School.

Other Options:

The school could return to an admission number of 60 or increase to a higher admission number of 120.  The latter option would require capital investment to increase the school’s accommodation.

Note: This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call-in to: People Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Cllr Boyd