Purpose

To seek approval for Wilby CE VA Primary
School to relocate to the Glenvale Park development

Content

RESOLVED
 
KEY DECISION
 

That the Executive:

i)   
Approved the relocation of Wilby CEVA Primary School
to the Glenvale Park site

ii)  
Approved the continuation of the statutory process
relating to the transfer of a school to another site in line with
the Department
for Education (DfE) guidance ‘Making a
Significant Change to a Maintained School.
 
 
Reasons for
Recommendations:
 

·    
To support children
and young people and their families to access high quality
sustainable education facilities that enable the achievement of the
best outcomes.

·    
To progress the
relocation of the school in accordance with legislative
requirements and Department for Education (DfE) statutory
guidance.

·    
To ensure
the delivery of sufficient suitable school places that meet the
needs of the community now and in the future.

·    
To make
effective and efficient use of the education estate to meet the
needs of all pupils.
 
Alternative Options
Considered: Alternative options were
considered in section 5 of the ‘Primary Education Provision at the
Glenvale Park Development Wellingborough
North’paper presented to Executive on
8th June 2023.  The
options were shared along with accompanying risks and
advantages. 
A summary of the options
thatwere outlined in the
previous paper to Executive were:

·    
Option 1: Mothball the school build until demand for places
increases

·    
Option 2: Repurpose the school building to meet an existing
educational need

·    
Option 3: Relocate a local school into the newly built
school at the Glenvale Park Development
 
The preference was to progress Option 3. This
preference was approved by the Executive on 8th June
2023.  Colleagues leading on the project
then progressed to the initial stages of the relocation
process.