Decision details

Capital projects to be included in the education capital programme and their budgets to be authorised.

To APPROVE for inclusion in the 2014-15 Capital Programme:

(1) 2014-15 and 2015-16 Basic Need funding totalling £1,102,000, 2014-15 Capital Maintenance funding of £810,000 and S106 of £42,000 at Bishop Sutton Primary School to meet statutory requirements for pupil places.

(2) 2015-16 Capital Maintenance funding of £100,000 at St Marys Primary School, Writhlington to replace and expand a poor condition temporary classroom block.

(3) Basic Need funding of £394,258 at Weston All Saints Primary School to meet the extra cost arising from delays in the planning process.

(4) Basic Need funding of £74,000 for St Saviours Infant School to enable it to accommodate a bulge year from September 2014.

(5) Capital Maintenance funding of £90,000 for Chandag Infants School for works arising from the UIFSM statutory requirements.

(6) funding of £142,000 from 2013-14 capital programme savings for the replacement of classroom block at Chew Magna Primary School.

(7) £68,000 from the 2013-14 capital programme savings, £130,000 from the remainder of the unallocated £500,000 earmarked funding and £52,000 from 2014-15 Maintenance grant totalling £250,000 for phase 2 works at Southdown Primary School.

The projects are in line with the intended purpose of DfE capital funding; are priorities in the Schools Capital Programme that ensure the Council meets its statutory duty for pupil places, meets AMP priorities of worst condition elements that reduce long term liabilities in the school estate, and that overall strategic planning is embedded.

The identified priorities result from detailed strategic planning of deficiencies in the school estate to provide sufficient pupil places and address AMP requirements.