Issue - meetings

Received a report from the Corporate Director of Children’s Services on the proposal to increase the standard admission number at Beam Primary School to 81 pupils in each of the three year groups (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) with effect from 1 September 2010, as well as increasing nursery provision at the site from 52 to 78 part-time equivalent places.

Noted that interim arrangements were made with effect from September 2008 to increase the intake for Reception and Year 1 to three forms of entry thereby allowing the school to grow year-on-year to a three-form entry school.  Therefore this proposal, in effect, formalises that arrangement as well as introducing an additional form for Year 2 pupils.  The expansion is part of the wider project to increase school places in the infant age range in order to meet Borough-wide demand. 

Agreed, in order to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of “Inspired and Successful” and to fulfil its duty to provide every child in the borough with a school place, to the formal expansion of Beam Primary School with effect from 1 September 2010 as detailed in the report.