School Organisation Paganel Primary School

Overview

Birmingham City Council is consulting on a proposal to expand Paganel Primary School by adding an additional form of entry and including the provision of a Resource Base for up to 12 pupils with a statement of need for Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) from 1st September 2015.

Paganel Primary School is a community primary school located on Swinford Road in Selly Oak, within the Bartley Green ward of the Edgbaston district.

The school was previously a two form entry school. It caters for pupils aged 4 - 11. The school has operated as a one form entry community primary school that offers 30 places per year group for a number of years. The school has been able to offer 30 additional places in reception in September 2013 (current year 1) and up to an additional 30 places in Year 2 in September 2014. These additional classrooms were accommodated in existing available accommodation at the school.The school is also currently  offering a resource base provision for up to 6 pupils with Autistic Spectrum Condition.

In response to the Education Sufficiency Requirements from Birmingham City Council in November 2013 www.birmingham.gov.uk/schools/esr, the Governing Body of Paganel Primary School submitted an Expression of Interest form to consider the possible expansion of the school to include the provision of a special educational needs resource base for up to 12 pupils.

The proposal is to:

• Expand Paganel Primary School by 30 places (one additional forms of entry) per year group, taking the school from 30 places to 60 places per year.
• Provide a Special Education resource base for up to 12 pupils with a statement of need for Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Why your views matter

Full details of the changes are explained in the consultation document below.

We are keen to receive your comments on the proposal and you can comment online here until 19^th December 2014

What happens next

The consultation will begin week commencing 1st December 2014.

The consultation period will run until 19th December 2014.

During this time anyone who wishes to make comments about this proposal should do so via this survey or completing and returning the form at the end of the consultation document. Although it may not be possible to respond to individual comments, all of the issues raised during the consultation period will be considered.

At any point during the process the proposal may be withdrawn or rejected by Birmingham City Council.

A statutory notice will be issued in January 2015 and a four week period will follow in which comments/objections can be made to the proposal.

The proposal will be taken to Cabinet Committee for a decision in March 2015.

If the proposal is approved the changes will come into effect from 1^st September 2015

We will advise the outcome of the proposal on this website.