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London Borough of & Fulham Councillor Helen Binmore Cabinet Member for Children’s Services Avonmore & Brook Green Ward Executive Management Centre Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, London, W6 9JU Tel: 020 8753 1011 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lbhf.gov.uk Mr Toby Young 3rd January 2013 West London Cambridge Grove Hammersmith London W6 0LB

CMB/HB/YG

Dear Toby,

Proposal for a free school at Earl’s Court

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham/Royal Borough of & Chelsea is very happy to support the proposal by to establish a new primary school in Earl’s Court within the CapCo development plans for the area. Indeed the two Councils have been actively involved in promoting this Free School proposal with the developers, and introduced the proposers to the developers.

We have provided under separate cover evidence of the need for school places as a result of the development. As you know, both H&F and RBKC have adopted policies which support the principle of free schools contributing to the need for additional school places.

The basis of the Council’s support for the proposal is as follows:

• WLFS will submit a primary free school bid by 4 th January 2013 for a 1FE Earls Court Primary school whilst it is on the temporary site in Cambridge Grove and which will open in September 2014. The 'virtual school gate' for admissions will be in Earl’s Court.

• The bid will also state that the school will become a 2FE school when it moves to Earl’s Court. The new permanent school at Earl’s Court would admit those two classes (by then Years 1 and 2) as well as reception.

• We understand that CapCo have guaranteed that a permanent school will be built for September 2018. WLFS will work with a named lead at CapCo to work on the bid and compile evidence of demand (in addition to the evidence of need) e.g. parental signatures. We look forward to working with you on this exciting project.

Yours sincerely,

Councillor Helen Binmore Cabinet Member for Children’s Services