The County Council has a statutory duty to provide sufficient school places for all children who need a place.
Sir Robert Woodard Academy is an 8 form entry (8FE) 11-18 Secondary School with a 6th form. The school has grown and accommodated bulge classes in recent years to meet the demand for places which led to the requirement in 2022 for more teaching and dining space to be in place for pupils starting at the school in September 2022.
The school delivered the additional teaching accommodation and dining space as a school managed project to assist the County Council in meeting the basic need for additional pupil places required in the Shoreham area and as such it is expected that the County Council will meet the costs of the additional accommodation.
Approval is now sought for the allocation of received Section 106 monies and Basic Need funding from the Capital Programme to reimburse the Academy Trust for the costs incurred in relation to delivery of the capital works required to support the increased pupil numbers.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: Sompting & North Lancing;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/04/2022
Decision due: June 2023 by Assistant Director (Property and Assets) (Andrew Edwards)
Lead member: Assistant Director (Property and Assets) (Andrew Edwards)
Lead director: Andrew Edwards
Contact: Leigh Hunnikin, Project Manager Email: leigh.hunnikin@westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 033 022 23051.
Consultation process
Representations concerning this proposed decision can be made to the Assistant Director (Property and Assets), via the officer contact, by the beginning of the month in which the decision is due to be taken.
Consultees
Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills
Democratic Services Contact: Wendy Saunders Tel: 033 022 22553