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Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School - Consultation on Specialist Facility
Meeting: 07/07/2025 - Lead Member for Education and Inclusion, Special Educational Needs and Disability (Item 12)
12 Proposed specialist facility at Chailey St Peter's CE Primary School 
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Report by Director of Children’s Services
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Minutes:
12.1 The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Children’s Services.
DECISIONS
12.2 The Lead Member RESOLVED to:
1) approve publication of a statutory proposal to establish a specialist facility for up to 12 pupils at Chailey St Peter’s CE Primary School; and
2) delegate authority to the Director of Children’s Services to amend the proposal prior to its publication if required.
REASONS
12.3 The Local Authority has a strategy to deliver more specialist facility places in mainstream schools across the county, particularly for the growing number of children with autism. To support its strategy, the Local Authority would like to establish a specialist facility for up to 12 pupils at Chailey St Peter’s CE Primary School from 1 January 2026.
12.4 Feedback from the consultation was overwhelmingly positive, with 41 out of 46 respondents (89%) supportive of the proposal.