Primary School Reorganisation in Southway

A Plymouth City Council school reorganisation project in partnership with the Southernway Federation, comprising Langley Infant, Langley Junior, Southway Primary and Tamerton Vale Primary Schools.

From September 2008, all four schools will close, to be replaced by two new primary schools, one on the current Langley site, the other on the site of the former community college in Southway.

The new school at Langley - Oakwood Primary School - will have 315 pupil places and an Admission Number of 45. The other - Beechwood Primary School - will have 420 pupil places and an Admission Number of 60.

The City Council is investing £12 million in these schools and their community facilities. The Langley premises will be remodelled and refurbished, whilst the school to be built on the former community college site will be brand new.

This initiative by the Federation and the City Council, working in partnership with the local community, promises to be an exciting and innovative change in the way primary education is organised and run in Southway. It is expected to bring significant benefits to pupils, teachers, parents and the local community and have a major impact on the quality of teaching and learning in the area.

This reorganisation gained final approval from the School Organisation Committee for Plymouth in November 2006, following detailed consultations with all interested parties and the completion of all statutory procedures.

This can be downloaded from the documents table below.

For further enquiries, contact the Children’s Services Department on 01752 307505.

Documents

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	Consultant’s report - an analysis of the main aspects covered and the conclusions reached in the consultant’s report. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 19KB
	Approval to consult - February 2006 Cabinet report and minute that authorises formal consultations on the future pattern of primary education in Southway. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 42KB
	Southernway consultation - consultation document for the future pattern of primary education in Southway. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 88KB
	Where pupils live - briefing note showing the distribution of Southernway pupils by their home postcodes. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1025KB
	Building scheme Project Board - the terms of reference of the Project Board, a committee of the governing body, that oversees the Southernway building project. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 31KB
	Pre-school and special educational needs - briefing note on the impact on special needs and pre-school provision of in the Southernway schools. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 12KB
	Federation - briefing note on federations and the impact on Southernway schools. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 20KB
	Consultation outcomes - August 2006 Cabinet report on the outcomes of the consultation on the future pattern of primary education in Southway. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 1.59MB
	Public Notices - published proposals setting out in legal terms the proposed changes to primary school provision in Southway. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 53KB
	School Organisation Committee Report (Part 1) - details of an objection received to the proposals set out in the public notice and the Council’s response. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) – 39KB
	School Organisation Committee Report (Part 2) - the prescribed information on which the formal proposals are based. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) – 39KB
	School Organisation Committee final decision - letter setting out the final decision to approve the proposed reorganisation of primary education in Southway. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) – 36KB

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