Issue details
St Mark's Secondary School Basic Need Expansion Project
The Council retains the legal responsibility
for pupil place planning and has a statutory duty to provide
sufficient school places for every child who is resident and
requires a place. In order to achieve this the Council's priority
is to ensure there is sufficient provision of school places in the
right areas to meet need.
Due to an increasing demand for secondary school places in the
Greater Bath Consortium (GBC) Planning Area St Mark's Secondary
School have agreed to take an additional 18 students into Year 7
from September 2021. This will increase their Planned Admission
Number (PAN) from 102 to 120 pupils.
To support this increase in pupils St Mark's Secondary School will
carry out a capital project to provide an enhanced 3G AstroTurf
sports pitch. This facility will provide a flat surface sports
pitch which will enable the School to provide the PE curriculum and
allow a wider range of PE activities such as football and
rugby.
Failure to provide sufficient places in the right areas will result
in the Council failing in its statutory duty; parents and children
being required to travel out of their locality to attend another
school; increased transport (revenue) costs and schools being
unable to take local children.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/07/2019
Decision due: 26 Jul 2019 by Corporate Director (People)
Contact: Mike Bowden, Corporate Director Anne Leach 01225 395351 Email: anne_leach@bathnes.gov.uk Email: Mike_Bowden@bathnes.gov.uk Tel: 01225 395610.
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