(1)

Primary Schools (* indicates a wave 1 project):

(a)

Area 1 - City Centre, East End

1.1         East End - develop a proposal to establish a new primary school as and when required;

1.2        Develop a new community primary school in Millbay.

(b)

Area 2 - Stonehouse, Devonport, Stoke

2.1     Stuart Road and Pilgrim Primary Schools - no amalgamation, in recognition that the two schools have a significantly different community focus to one another;

2.2     * Marlborough and Mount Wise Primary Schools - amalgamate to create a new extended primary school in the Devonport Stores Enclave.

2.3         High Street – potential to expand in response to Millbay Regeneration;

2.4         Pilgrim, Cathedral RC, St Peter’s CE, St Andrew’s CE and St George’s CE Primary Schools – consider options to merge current provision: further discussions to be held with relevant Diocesan Boards of Education. 

(c)

Area 3 – Morice Town, Ford, Keyham

3.1     * Morice Town – develop further to establish a Children’s Centre and extended school.

3.2     College Road and Ford Primary Schools – amalgamate the two schools on either a new or extended site.

(d)

Area 4 – Barne Barton, St Budeaux, Kings Tamerton, Weston Mill

4.1     * Plaistow Hill Infant and St Budeaux Foundation Junior Schools - in partnership with the CE Diocese, amalgamate the two schools and negotiate the category of the new school;

4.2     * Victoria Road Primary School – reduce capacity to 210 pupils and develop extended school and children’s centre facilities.

4.3     Barne Barton – rebuild extended primary school on new site through the PFI scheme (already underway).

(e)

Area 5 – Ham, North Prospect, Beacon Park, Pennycross

5.1     * Amalgamate North Prospect Primary and South Trelawny Primary to create a new full service extended school in a new building on a new site;

5.2     Create a partnership federation with Ham Drive Nursery to extend and complement new school provision;

5.3     Montpelier Infant and Junior Schools’ amalgamation.  Rebuild new, extended school under the PFI scheme (already underway).

(f)

Area 6 – Ernesettle

6.1     Amalgamate Ernesettle Infants and Juniors and, through the PFI scheme (already underway), create an inclusive, extended school with Children’s Centre facilities.

(g)

Area 7 – Southway, Whitleigh, Tamerton Foliot

7.1      Establish a full federation of Langley Infant, Langley Junior, Southway Primary and Tamerton Vale Primary schools; 

7.2     Within the Federation amalgamate Langley Infant and Langley Junior Schools;

7.3   Through the Federation rationalise the number of school sites from which the Federation operates;

7.4      * Woodfield Primary School – merge with the Whitleigh Campus;

7.5        Whitleigh Primary School – federate with Sir John Hunt Community College and Woodlands Special School to create a full service, extended, inclusive 0-16+ Learning Campus through the PFI scheme (already underway).

(h)

Area 8 – Honicknowle, Manadon

8.1     * Knowle Primary School – take up surplus capacity by developing early years and extended school provision;

8.2     Chaucer – reduce to a 1FE primary school and rebuild extended school on the same site through the PFI scheme (already underway);

8.3        West Park – rebuild the primary school with maintained nursery provision on the same site through the PFI scheme (already underway).

(i)

Area 9 – Efford, Lipson, Laira

9.1     * Highfield Primary School – rebuild as an extended school to support regeneration in the area;

9.2     Plym View Primary School – reduce to 1FE rebuild on existing site through the PFI scheme (already underway), working in partnership with the adjacent voluntary sector nursery and Children’s Centre.

(j)

Area 10 – Mount Gould, Mutley, Greenbank

10.1  Salisbury Road Infant and Junior Schools – amalgamate the two schools on the current site in line with Plymouth City Council policy.

(k)

Area 11 – Peverell, Hartley, Compton

11.1  Compton Primary School – expand to ease overcrowding;

11.2  Hyde Park Infant and Junior Schools – amalgamate the two schools to create a primary school in line with Plymouth City Council policy.

(l)

Area 12 – Widewell, Glenholt

12.1  Widewell Primary School –

a.    involve with Southway federation (see area 7);

b          consider expansion if required.

(m)

Area 13 – Estover, Leigham

13.1  Develop a federation of Estover Community College, Estover Primary, Leigham Primary, Thornbury Primary and Plymbridge Nursery Schools;

13.2  Rebuild and relocate Estover Primary on the Estover Campus;

13.3  * Develop Plymbridge Nursery as a Children’s Centre within the Estover Campus;

 13.4  * Develop Leigham Primary as an extended school.

(n)

Area 14 - Crownhill, Eggbuckland

14.1  Although no significant capacity related issues have arisen in this area, opportunities will nevertheless be taken to address premises condition and suitability issues through the City Council’s capital programme.

(o)

Area 15 – Plympton

15.1  Chaddlewood Infant and Junior and Glen Park Primary Schools -

a               * amalgamate the Chaddlewood schools on their current site in line with Plymouth City Council policy;

b               * develop early years and extended school provision at Glen Park to take up surplus capacity;

15.2  Plympton St Mary CE Infant, Old Priory Junior, St Maurice Primary Schools -

a.             amalgamate Plympton St Mary CE Infant School and Old Priory Junior School;

b.             develop Plympton St Maurice Primary as an extended school;

15.3  Woodford Infant and Junior Schools – amalgamate on the current site in line with Plymouth City Council policy;

15.4  Yealmpstone Farm Primary School – reduce the capacity of Yealmpstone Farm to 1FE and develop community/early years use to utilise surplus capacity;

15.5  Adjust and amend admission arrangements and secondary feeder status categories to reflect the above changes.

(p)

Area 16 – Plymstock

16.1  Dunstone Primary School – relocate to a new building with extended school facilities, Children’s Centre, library and other community facilities within the Plymstock Quarry development;

16.2  * Elburton, Hooe and Oreston Primary Schools – expand and enhance provision to meet the needs of new housing developments in Plymstock; establish early years/extended school provision as appropriate to meet the needs of the community;

16.3  Adjust and amend admission arrangements and feeder status categories to secondary provision to reflect the above changes.

(2)

authorise the Officers to initiate consultations straight away on the amalgamation of the remaining 7 pairs of infant and junior schools in accordance with statutory procedures;

(3)

Secondary Phase Recommendations (Area 17)

17.1   Officers are authorised over the next 6 months to explore further alternatives to retain secondary provision to serve Devonport, Stonehouse, Millbay, the City Centre and Cattdown areas.  Options should include potential sites within the larger area because the proposed regeneration would require a new and larger secondary school.  Current provision would be unable to expand and is also not well sited - on the margins of what would be a new school community area - to cater for the new developments.  Therefore, the amalgamation of Stoke Damerel and Parkside Community Colleges is not recommended.

17.2   Estover Community College – develop a federated campus as in area 13;

17.3   Coombe Dean and Plymstock Schools – develop appropriate admission arrangements in light of the area 16 changes.

17.4     Sir John Hunt Community College - federate with Whitleigh Primary School and Woodlands Special School to create a full service, extended, inclusive 0-16+ Learning Campus through the PFI scheme (already underway), as in area 7.

(4)

the spatial planning implications of the proposals contained in the report be considered through the emerging Local Development Framework, including where appropriate, the identification of preferred options for new schools and alternative uses for existing sites;

(5)

authorise the Officers to make appropriate bids in support of the projects set out in the report to central government in accordance with the DfES timetable, the acceptance of any such funding being subject to separate approval in order to safeguard the Council’s capital and revenue funding position;

(6)

the appreciation of Members be extended to the Officers for their efforts in bringing forward this work.