Decision details

(i)         that the School Place Planning Strategy 2014-18 be approved, circulated to all schools and relevant stakeholders and made available on the council’s website;

(ii)        that approval be given to progress development of the following schemes proposed for adoption within the council’s school expansion programme as set out in paragraph 4.0, and that a subsequent report be submitted to Cabinet for approval of fully detailed and costed schemes.

·         Byron Court Primary School– 2 form of entry expansion

·         Leopold Primary School – 2 form of entry expansion using the Gwenneth Rickus Building

·         Oakington Manor Primary – 1 form of entry expansion

The subsequent report to include an updated cashflow position for the School Expansions Programme to take account of the strategy’s approach to providing school places in Brent;

(iii)    that the following school amalgamations be agreed in principle, subject to formal agreement by governing bodies and formal consultation and decision-making processes as set out in paragraph 5.1:

• Lyon Park Infants and Juniors Schools
• Carlton Vale Infants School and Kilburn Park Juniors School

·        Malorees Infants and Juniors Schools.

(iv)       that the council seeks to retain the designation of The Avenue site for education purposes as set out in paragraph 6.1.