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Kingston Primary Strategy

Current plans for the expansion of primary places in Kingston can be accessed from the following link:

Expansion proposals were consulted on an area basis from 15 March - 10 May 2010 for Kingston Town and Surbiton areas and between 19 April- 1 June 2010 for Maldens and Coombe and South of the Borough areas.

A report outlining the results of the consultations in Kingston Town and Surbiton areas was considered by Kingston's Executive on 8 June 2010. This report can be accessed from the following link:

Documents from the Kingston Town and Surbiton area consultation:

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A report outlining the results of the consultations in Maldens and Coombe and South of the Borough areas will be considered by Kingston's Executive on 30 June 2010 (link above).

Documents from the Maldens and Coombe and South of the Borough area consultation:

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An additional 270 Reception Year places have been added across 11 primary schools for September 2010 to meet the increase in demand for places.

This is the third year we have had to take such action so that we can ensure there are sufficient places for all children who need one. These are temporary changes to admission numbers at schools that have been made for September 2010 entry.

We have examined research that has considered the relationship between primary school size and effectiveness. A paper outlining this can be found below.

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The Early Years and Childcare Service works with school’s nurseries and other providers for early years to ensure that there are sufficient places to meet the anticipated demand within Kingston. Since September 2008 six additional settings have been added to the Register of Providers.

The Local Authority does not have specific capital funding to undertake major capital works to provide more nursery places and intends to deliver more places by using the Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) sector. Where there is no capacity within the PVI sector to expand increases to schools’ provision will be supported.

Based on current population estimates and the latest sufficiency assessment there is currently a need for more places, particularly in Surbiton, New Malden and North Kingston. Private and Voluntary providers are being sought to expand current provision and to register new provision.

In view of the above the current proposed strategy for expansion of primary schools does not include expansion of nursery provision in the named schools, other than in the proposed new primary school in Surbiton.

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By 2015 the increased pupil population currently in our primary schools will start to transfer to secondary schools creating a need for the permanent expansion of secondary provision. On23 April 2010 the Council issued a competition notice to invite bids for a new 8 form entry secondary school on the North Kingston site. More details are available on the Secondary School Expansion page, please find the link at the bottom of this page.

Kingston entered the Building Schools for the Future Programme in a joint programme with Croydon at the end of 2009. This will provide funding for the new school, as well as expanding all other non-selective secondary schools in the Borough to meet rising demand for places by 2018/19.

Informal Consultation, Summer 2009

The first stage of the consultation has now been completed. Thank you to everyone that responded. A summary has been written of the responses received. This information was used to inform the report that went to the Council Executive on 7 July 2009. Both reports are available below.

The Executive of 7 July 2009 resolved that

1. the proposals, including feedback from the informal consultation which requests the Authority to identify further sites for new schools, be noted;

2. a further report be submitted to the Executive in November 2009 on the proposed Strategy, after further consultation with all interested parties; and

3. it be noted that proposals for statutory consultation will commence no earlier than late in 2009.