Decision details

At its meeting on 15 July 2021 the Council’s Cabinet  authorised officers to consult on proposals to increase the capacity of Pentyrch Primary School from c0.7FE (140 places) to 1FE (210 places), and to extend the age range of the school from 4-11 to 3-11, from September 2023.

It was noted that officers would bring a report on the outcome of the consultation to a future meeting to seek authorisation as to whether to proceed to publish proposals in accordance with section 48 of The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 

This report summarises the views expressed during the consultation with recommendations regarding how to proceed.

RESOLVED: that  

1.            officers be authorised to issue a statutory notice to:

·                     Increase the number of primary school places at Pentyrch Primary School from 140 places to 210 places

·                     Extend the age range of the school from 4 to 11, from 3 to 11 by establishing nursery provision at the school to allow for 32 part-time places

2.            It be noted that prior to implementation of the proposals a further report will be provided to the Cabinet providing details of any objections received, the proposed responses to those objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposals.