Purpose

This
report outlines the recent consultation on and makes
recommendations for amendments to the admission arrangements and
published admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled
infant, primary, junior and secondary schools in Stockport for
which Stockport Council is the admission authority.
 
The
report also outlines the consultation that has taken place on the
proposal to amalgamate Lark Hill Nursery School and Lark Hill
Primary School and change the age range at Lark Hill Primary
School.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered a report outlining a recent consultation on and making
recommendations for amendments to the admission arrangements and
published admission numbers for community and voluntary controlled
infant, primary, junior and secondary schools in Stockport for
which Stockport Council is the admission authority.  The report also outlined the consultation that had
taken place on the proposal to amalgamate Lark Hill Nursery School
and Lark Hill Primary School and change the age range at Lark Hill
Primary School following the announcement of the retirement of the
Headteacher at Lark Hill Nursery School. 
 
The Cabinet has then
given approval to:-
 
(1) The admission
arrangements for Stockport community and voluntary controlled
schools are determined for September 2026 as set out in Appendix
1.
 
(2) The published
admission number at Abingdon Primary School is reduced to 30 from
September 2026
 
(3) The published
admission number at Arden Primary School is reduced to 60 from
September 2026
 
(4) The published
admission number at Lum Head Primary School is reduced to 30 from
September 2026.
 
(6) The published
admission number at St Paul’s C of E Primary School is
reduced to 45 from September 2026
 
(7) The published
admission number at Westmorland Primary School is reduced to 60
from September 2026
 
(8) The age range of
Lum Head Primary School is expanded to 3 - 11
 
(9) The age range of
Highfields College Pupil Referral Service is expanded to 11 –
19
 
(10) Lark Hill Nursery
School is discontinued with effect from 25 July 2025 and the age
range of Lark Hill Primary School is changed from 4 -11 to 2 -11 to
create a primary school with nursery provision with effect from 1
September 2025.