Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director - Children, Schools and Families

Further to Minute No. 65 of the meeting held on 7 December 2010, the Cabinet Member considered the report of the Strategic Director -Children, Schools and Families providing information on the outcome of the consultation on the proposal to close St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and seeking approval to publish a statutory notice for the proposal.

The Strategic Director - Children, Schools and Families outlined the report and gave information in relation to the outcome of the consultation process, and information on the proposals; including background; current demographics; surplus places; funding; standards and details of the options considered.

This was a key decision and was included on the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the responses to the consultation considered be noted and the proposal to close St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School be approved subject to the modification of the closure date to  31 August 2012;

(2)       the process for the closure of St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School, be progressed by the publication of the Statutory Notice.