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Key Decision 10/11-79 Macclesfield High School........................?????

Meeting: 14/02/2011 - Cabinet (Item 130)

130 Key Decision 10/11-79 Consultation on Proposal to Close Macclesfield High School and Publication of Statutory Notices pdf icon PDF 132 KB

To authorise the publication of statutory notices for the closure of Macclesfield High School on 31 August 2011, with the closure being approved to take effect only if an agreement is made for the establishment of an Academy to replace the School.

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Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report detailing the background to the proposal, and the outcome of the recent consultation, on the proposed closure of Macclesfield High School on 31 August 2011 upon the establishment of an 11-16 Academy in September 2011.  The permission of Cabinet was sought to publish notices that would enable the Local Authority to comply with its statutory duty in respect of the discontinuance of a school.

 

Appended to the report was a copy of the consultation document, frequently asked questions, a detailed summary of the feedback received on the proposal and a copy of the formal feedback log. 

 

RESOLVED

 

1.      That authorisation be given for the publication of statutory notices for the closure of MacclesfieldHigh School on 31 August 2011.

2.      That the closure of Macclesfield High School be approved to take effect only if by the date of closure an agreement has been made under section 482(1) of the Education Act 1996 for the establishment of an Academy to replace the School.