Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed CE Junior School

Consultation has concluded

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As no objections or comments were received to the public notice published on 11 November 2021, The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills has resolved that her decision should stand.

Therefore, the proposed changes to Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Junior School can be implemented.

The Canterbury Church of England Diocese and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark had the opportunity to appeal to the Schools Adjudicator against this decision within four weeks of the decision being made.

As no objections or comments were received to the public notice published on 11 November 2021, The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills has resolved that her decision should stand.

Therefore, the proposed changes to Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Junior School can be implemented.

The Canterbury Church of England Diocese and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark had the opportunity to appeal to the Schools Adjudicator against this decision within four weeks of the decision being made.

Consultation has concluded
  • Public Notice: November 2021

    Details of the proposal were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee on 14 September 2021. Shellina Prendergast, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from Cabinet Committee and all the responses to the consultation, has agreed that a public notice should be issued.

    The public notice is being published in a local edition of the Kent Messenger on 11 November 2021 and is available to view in the document section, together with the complete proposal.

    The public notice will run for four weeks, during which time, any person may send in a response supporting, objecting or commenting on the proposal.

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    The final date for sending in written representations is 9 December 2021. You may comment by:

  • Consultation: September 2020

    We asked for your views on a proposal to enlarge the school.

    Kent County Council (KCC) as the Local Authority has a statutory duty to ensure sufficient school places are available. The County Council’s Commissioning Plan for Education Provision in Kent 2020-24 is a five-year rolling plan which is updated annually. It sets out our future plans as Strategic Commissioner of Education Provision across all types and phases of education in Kent. The plan can be viewed from this link: www.kent.gov.uk/educationprovision.

    Kent County Council and the Governors of Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed Church of England (Aided) Junior School asked for your views on the proposal to permanently enlarge the school by increasing their Published Admission Number (PAN), the number of pupils it can take in each year group from 48 to to 60. Whitstable has two junior schools and they historically have operated for many years with inoperable Published Admission Numbers. In December 2018 Whitstable Junior School ran a consultation to reduce its Published Admission Number from 75 to 60 with effect from September 2020 onwards. This reduction was agreed but did mean that Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed CE Junior School would need to consult on a proposal to increase its PAN from 48 to 60 to ensure that there were sufficient junior places to match the numbers in the Whitstable infant schools. This proposal will ensure the financial viability of both junior schools in Whitstable and ensure that all children attending the infant schools can have the opportunity to move onto Whitstable junior schools.