Issue - meetings

    Report by Corporate Director Terence Herbert.

Councillor Laura Mayes presented the report which provided relevant information for the Cabinet to make a fully informed decision on the closure proposal in relation to Corsham Lypiatt Primary School.

The Cabinet were reminded that following their meeting held on 25^th September 2018, a Statutory Notice was published proposing to close Lypiatt Primary School with effect from 31^st March 2019.  There were no objections received to the proposed closure. 

Cllr Mayes was pleased to announce that funding of £38,000 had been secured from the MOD Education Support Fund, which would allow the school to remain open until the end of the academic year 2018/19 (August 2019). 

Councillor Ruth Hopkinson expressed her support for and gratitude to the Headteacher and her team for the incredible work undertaken at the school. She also thanked Cllr Mayes for securing the additional funding that would keep the school open until the end of the 2018/19 academic year. 

Resolved: That the proposal to discontinue (Close) Corsham Lypiatt Primary School with effect from 31 August 2019 to allow pupils to complete the academic year at the school be approved.

Reason for decision:

Given the size of the forecast deficit and the absence of sustainable additional funding, the only viable long term option is to close the school