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West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School

Meeting: 09/12/2024 - Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Item 40)

40 Proposed amalgamation of West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School pdf icon PDF 232 KB

Report by the Director of Children's Services

Minutes:

40.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children's Services.

 

DECISIONS

 

40.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the closure of West Rise Junior School on 30 April 2025 and to alter the age range of West Rise Community Infant School from 4 to 7 to 2 to 11 with effect from 1 May 2025 in order to create an all-through primary school with nursery provision.

 

REASONS

 

40.3     The proposal to amalgamate West Rise Community Infant School and West Rise Junior School builds on the improvements being made through the partnership working between the two schools and aligns with one of the guiding principles to school organisation in East Sussex.

 

40.4     The Local Authority believes that the longer-term future for education in the local area can best be achieved through amalgamating the two schools into one all-through primary school, operating on the same site.