Purpose

On 3 March 2022, Cabinet agreed to a statutory notice being published to begin a representation period on the future of the nursery provision currently delivered by Brunshaw Primary School, Burnley. A statutory proposal document was published in relation to the school discontinuing the nursery provision by permanently raising its age range from 3-11 years to 4-11 years, with effect from 31 August 2022. The representation period took place from 10 March 2022 to 23 May 2022. 

As part of the statutory process, a decision should now be taken about the proposal and this will be done by Lancashire County Council, i.e., the decision maker. If the Authority fails to decide the proposal within two months from the end of the consultation period, the proposal and any representations about the proposal must be passed to the Schools Adjudicator for a decision.

Decision

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