Agenda item

(To receive a report from Matthew Clayton, Admissions and Education Provision Manager, which enables the Committee to review and comment on the Proposal to Expand Capacity at The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton (Final Decision), which is being presented to the Executive Councillor for Children's Services, Community Safety and Procurement for a decision on 29 April 2022)

Consideration was given to a report by Matthew Clayton, Admissions and Education Provision Manager, on the proposal to expand capacity at Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton, which was being presented to the Executive Councillor for Children's Services, Community Safety and Procurement for a decision on 29 April 2022. In addition to the report, focus was drawn to the need for additional classroom space, as currently a class of 30 could not be accommodated and it was necessary to mix year groups.

In response to questions raised by the Committee, the following points were confirmed:

·   When planning the design of schools, consideration was given to trying to future proof the school as much as possible for further increases in pupil numbers. It can be anticipated where there might be a need to expand a school further in the future. Future proofing schools was limited by the size of the site and access, so there might come a point in the future where another school was required, but at this stage future proofing was planned as best as possible based on what was currently known.

RESOLVED:

1.That the Committee support the recommendation to the Executive Councillor as set out in the report.

2.That the Committee’s comments be passed on to the Executive Councillor in relation to this item.