(a)

detailed the birth rates in Plymouth, comparing the data provided by the Plymouth NHS Trust with the number of children arriving at school four years later, on a locality basis;

(b)

updated members on the progress of the development of the Wave I projects at Weston Mill, Riverside, Mount Wise, Ernesettle and Prince Rock Primary Schools, at a value of £6.537m;

(c)

informed Members of consultation that had been undertaken to date, with schools;

(d)

set out proposals for consultation on the development of Wave II projects to meet the increased number of primary age pupils, with effect from September 2012;

(e)

addresses the need to maintain the condition of schools and to deliver urgent improvements to Boringdon Primary School;

(f)

indicated that the Wave 11 projects would require capital investment of £6.82m, together with £2m for the proposals at (d) above, which could be met from the estimated total capital funding available.  The increased revenue costs would be funded from the ring fenced Dedicated Schools Grant which was based on actual pupil numbers;

(g)

stated that predictions showed a need for additional places in 2013 and 2015 which would require further investment and would be the subject of further reports to Cabinet;   

(h)

advised Members that in order to progress the expansion of Riverside Community Primary School (included in Wave 1) and to allow Pyramid to undertake the design work and seek planning permission, it would be necessary to vary the current PFI contract.     

(1)

Cabinet being minded to approve the in year expansion of PANs for reception years at Salisbury Road, St Joseph’s, Holy Cross and Stoke Damerel Primary Schools - 

(a)

approval is given to officers to commence the public consultation on the proposed expansion of these schools by raising their PAN in 2012 and having considered the responses to the consultation, authority is given to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People to determine whether to approve the expansion of these schools by raising their PAN in 2012;

(b)

approval is given to the commencement of consultation on the statutory proposals to expand those schools;

(c)

authority is given to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People in consultation with the Director of Services for Children and Young People, to consider the outcomes and responses to the consultation on the statutory proposals in relation to the three  schools in Wave 1 of the programme (Mount Wise, Prince Rock and Riverside) and the four schools in Wave 11 of the programme (Salisbury Road, St Joseph’s, Holy Cross and Stoke Damerel Primary) and determine whether to publish formal notice of the proposals;

(d)

authority is given to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People in consultation with the Director of Services for Children and Young People, to consider the outcomes and responses to any formal notices that were published  and in light of them to make a final determination on the proposals;

(2)

authority is given for the contractual commitments, in section 12 of the written report, to vary the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract for up to £500k that will allow the undertaking of design work and obtaining of planning permission for Riverside Community Primary School.