Proposed by: Councillor Boyle
Seconded by: Councillor Carter
The Council notes that:
· the number of children in primary schools in Cardiff increased from 27,789 in January 2010 to 32,300 in January 2015, according to the Welsh Government school census;
· in September 2015, a new 2 FE primary school was opened in Penylan with no current plans to expand the size of Cardiff High School;
· this year, Cardiff High and St Teilos Church in Wales high schools were massively over-subscribed;
· between 2004 and 2008, councils across Wales were instructed to reduce surplus places by Welsh Government and Estyn, with almost 8,000 surplus places existing in Cardiff at that time.
The Council calls on the cabinet to start the process for a review of English-medium secondary school catchment areas in the East of the city so that all 11 year olds can access a local school.