Issue details

St Ambrose Barlow Catholic High School - : Approval to consult on the closure of the school

 

 

The purpose of this report is to provide background information relating to St Ambrose Barlow Catholic High School and to seek approval for the commencement of the statutory consultation process relating to the proposal to close the school.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Community Impact;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: Netherton and Orrell;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/07/2015

Decision due: 3 Jul 2015 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Children, Schools and Safeguarding

Lead director: Director of Young People and Families

Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding

Contact: Colette Jones Email: colette.jones@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3741.

Consultation process

No prescribed timescale (minimum of 6 weeks recommended, school holidays should be taken into consideration and avoided whre possible). Likely to be no longer that 12 months

Consultees

The Secretary of State considers that those bodies listed below should be consulted in the case of the proposed closure of schools:
• LA (as appropriate);
• parents of pupils;
• where the LA is a county council the local district or parish council where the school that is the subject to the proposal is situated;
• in the case of a special school – any LA which maintains a statement of special educational needs in respect of a registered pupil at the school.
• the Governing Body (as appropriate);
• pupils at the school ;
• (if a proposal involves, or is likely to affect a school which has a particular religious character) the appropriate diocese or relevant faith group ;
• the trustees of the school (if any);
• teachers and other staff at the school;
• any LA likely to be affected by the proposal, in particular neighbouring authorities where there may be significant cross-border movement of pupils;
•the governing bodies, teachers and other staff of any other school that may be affected;

Decisions

Agenda items

List of background documents to be considered by decision maker

  • St Ambrose Barlow Catholic High School - : Approval to consult on the closure of the school  

Background papers