Decision details

The Executive will be asked to consider proposals to procure the school in partnership with the other parts of the neighbourhood development and expressing a view about the type of school it would like to see on the site.

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Children’s Services concerning proposals to establish a new primary school at Barking Riverside.

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of ‘Better Education and Learning For All’ to:

  (i)  working with the Diocese of Chelmsford to make an application to the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families to establish a first school at Barking Riverside to be a voluntary controlled school, subject to a consultation process;

  (ii)  the procurement route in conjunction with Barking Riverside Ltd (BRL) on the terms set out in paragraph (15.1-15.3) of the report  and authorise the Corporate Director of Children’s Services on the advice of the Legal Partner to enter into an agreement with BRL as set out in paragraph 15.4 of the report;

  (iii)  set aside £10.5m from the grant secured from the DCSF to pay the Council’s contribution for the design and construction of the primary school; and

  (iv)  consider naming the new school ‘George Carey School’ subject to the agreement of the Diocese of Chelmsford and George Carey.