Purpose

As the education authority for Lancashire, the county council has a range of statutory duties to fulfil.  Our ambition to provide good access, quality and outcomes in education are set out in the Lancashire Education Strategy 2022-2025 which is also being considered at this meeting.

The School Planning Strategy 2022-25 delivers on this ambition with the aim to provide 'the right number of school places, in the right areas, at the right time to meet need'. It sets out a series of priorities for improvement, areas of growth and reduction in the need for school places, and areas for future action. The strategy can be found at Appendix 'A'.

Decision

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.