Issue - meetings

The report of the Director of Children’s Services invites the Cabinet Member for Children and Family Services to grant approval to change the age range from 4-11 to 3-11 years old at Cledford Primary School, Long Lane South, Middlewich.

The Cabinet Member for Children & Families considered a report on a proposal to change the age range from 4-11 to 3-11 years old at Cledford Primary School, Middlewich.  A change in the age range would enable the school to continue to provide the Free Early Education Entitlement to children aged 3 and 4 years

Cledford Infant and Junior Schools amalgamated in January 2009 to create Cledford Primary School.  The age range of the School was 4 to 11 years old.  Due to the Local Government Review and changes in project leads, Officers were unclear why this was the case when the new school included a nursery.  At present the nursery was operating under the Governors’ powers to temporarily extend the age range of the school for a period of up to 2 years.  This would expire on 31 December 2010. 

The proposal to change the age range at Cledford Primary School from 4-11 to 3-11 years was a prescribed alteration under the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and consultation had been carried out in accordance with the statutory process.  Twenty two formal responses had been received, with nineteen supporting the proposal and three against.

RESOLVED:

That the Cabinet Member for Children and Families approve the change of age range from 4-11 to 3-11 years old at Cledford Primary School, Middlewich.