Decision details

Purpose of Report: to provide details about the capital work needed to create additional accommodation to fulfil an expected temporary 3-year demand for pupils living in the catchment areas for Millthorpe and Manor schools in Secondary Planning Area West (SPA West).

The Executive will be asked to approve the use of the basic need funding to complete capital works at Millthorpe and Manor Schools to accommodate additional school places to fulfil the Local Authority Statutory Sufficiency Duty.

Resolved:  (i)      That, in respect of Millthorpe School, Option 3 be approved, and that £1.9m be allocated by grant agreement from the Basic Needs Fund to South Bank Academy Trust for capital works to create additional teaching and circulation space at the school.

                   (ii)      That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting grant agreement.

Reason:     to create the space needed to fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places from within the catchment area of Millthorpe School by September 2022.

                   (iii)     That, in respect of Manor CE Academy, Option 3 be approved and that funding of £1.1m from the Basic Needs fund (with a proportion to be recouped from S106 monies in relation to the Civil Service housing development) for capital works to the Academy by grant agreement to Hope Sentamu Learning Trust.

(iv)    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director, Education and Skills in consultation with the Director of Governance (or her delegated officers) to take such steps as are necessary to enter into the resulting agreement.

Reason:     To create the space needed to fulfil the expected demand for a temporary 3-year bulge of pupil places in the SPA West area (excluding the Millthorpe catchment area) by September 2022.