Issue - meetings
Proposed Expansion of St Barnabas CE Primary School
Meeting: 10/02/2015 - Executive (Item 99)
99 Proposed Expansion of St Barnabas' CE Primary School 
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This report sets out proposals to provide additional accommodation at St Barnabas’ CE Primary, to meet demand from within the school’s catchment area and seeks approval for the required capital expenditure.
Additional documents:
- ANNEX A - City Location Plan, item 99
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- ANNEX B - Costs to Build, item 99
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- ANNEX C - Costs to Abort Project, item 99
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- ANNEX D - CIA, item 99
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Decision:
Resolved: That Cabinet agree Option A and approve £667k of Basic Need capital investment to expand St Barnabas’ CE Primary by an additional 60 places, in order to meet the expected increase in pupil numbers from within the catchment area of the school.
Reason: Expansion at St Barnabas’ CE Primary represents the most cost effective way for City of York Council to deliver its statutory responsibility to provide sufficient school places for local families.
Minutes:
Cabinet considered proposals for the provision of additional accommodation at St Barnabas’ CE Primary School, in order to meeting demand from within the school’s catchment area.
It was noted that consideration had been given to the following options, with details of each reported:
· Expand the capacity at Poppleton Road Primary School
· Build a new primary school on the former Manor CE Secondary School site
· Expand St Barnabas’ CE Primary
The recommended option of expanding the existing school with two additional classrooms and expanding the kitchen had been found to be the most cost effective solution in providing sufficient places within the local area to meet local demand. Consultation had subsequently been undertaken with stakeholders, with all supporting expansion of the existing school.
As a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school, it was noted that this work would be undertaken by Sewell Group, the Council’s PFI partners
Resolved: That Cabinet agree Option A and approve £667k of Basic Need capital investment to expand St Barnabas’ CE Primary by an additional 60 places, in order to meet the expected increase in pupil numbers from within the catchment area of the school. 1.
Reason: Expansion at St Barnabas’ CE Primary represents the most cost effective way for City of York Council to deliver its statutory responsibility to provide sufficient school places for local families.