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RESOLVED: that Cabinet approved
the proposal to lower the admissions age range at Croughton All
Saints CE Primary School, from 4 years to 3 years, to enable the
school to offer FEEE to three-years-olds from September
2023.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
·        
To comply with the statutory process to lower the
age range by 1 year.
·        
To ensure the council can provide sufficient
3-year-old funded early entitlement places, for universal
entitlement in the Croughton area.
·        
For children to benefit from high quality teaching
and learning experience and a provision led by the Head
(QTS).
·        
To support younger children with a smooth transition
and integrated approach to school readiness.
·        
To maximise on numbers of children and support the
sustainability of a small village school, impacted by reduced
admissions numbers.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Doing nothing  would result in a decrease in three-year-old FEEE
places in the Croughton village area, due to closure of Croughton
Pre-school. Supporting the proposal would bridge a sufficiency gap
and also give parents access to term time / school day provision.
It would also help to stabilise the school as a result of their
declining number of children on roll in years reception to
6.