Issue - meetings

That the Wokingham Borough Council Primary School Places Strategy 2018 to 2028 be adopted.

The Executive considered a report setting out a Primary School Places Strategy for the period 2018-2028 which includes proposed actions to ensure that there were sufficient primary school places in the right areas to serve Wokingham Borough’s growing communities, outside of the strategic development location associated areas.

The Executive Member for Children’s Services informed the Executive that a key element of the new strategy was flexibility. This meant that the Council would be able to respond to fluctuations in demand for school places and ensure that enough places were provided in the right locations across the Borough. The strategy examined the need for additional school places in the short term (3 years), the medium term (5 years) and the long term (10 years). The medium and long term projections indicated the need for additional school places linked to the provision of new housing.

The strategy had been developed using a more scientific approach which meant more effective analysis of data on demand for school places. This meant that problems experienced in earlier years, when quick fixes had to be put in place, would not be repeated.

RESOLVED: That the Wokingham Borough Council Primary School Places Strategy 2018 to 2028 be adopted.