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The Determined Amendments to the Designated Areas of Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools THE DETERMINED AMENDMENTS TO THE DESIGNATED AREAS OF COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS Amendment 1 Bayswater Mill, (Barton) Headington, Oxford, OX3 9SB No. of Properties 31 Schools affected Bayard’s Hill Primary School Cheney School Sandhills Primary School Wheatley Park School History This road is listed in the City street index as being in the designated area of Sandhills Primary School (and Wheatley Park School). However it is nearer to Bayard’s Hill Primary School (and Cheney School) than to their designated area schools. The road is in the civil parish of Forest Hill with Shotover. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Sandhills Primary School 0.841 miles Bayard’s Hill Primary School 0.434 miles Wheatley Park School 3.103 miles Cheney School 1.965 miles Determined 1. To change the designated area primary school from Sandhills Primary School to Bayard’s Hill Primary School. 2. To change the designated area secondary school from Wheatley Park School to Cheney School. Amendment 2 Watermill Way, (Barton) Headington, Oxford, OX3 8XA No. of Properties 20 Schools affected Bayard’s Hill Primary School Cheney School Oxford Academy Oxford School Sandhills Primary School Wheatley Park School History This road is listed in the City street index as being in the designated area of Sandhills Primary School (and Wheatley Park School). However all surrounding roads (Waynflete Road (part), Green Ridges, Colwell Drive, Bayswater Farm Road) are listed as being in the designated area of Bayard’s Hill Primary School (and Cheney, Oxford and Peers Schools). The road is in the civil parish of Forest Hill with Shotover. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website from 04.01.10 Distances Sandhills Primary School 0.486 miles Bayard’s Hill Primary School 0.316 miles Wheatley Park School 2.749 miles Cheney School 1.968 miles Determined 1. To change the designated area primary school from Sandhills Primary School to Bayard’s Hill Primary School. 2. To change the designated area secondary school from Wheatley Park School to Cheney School. Amendment 3 Nos 1-49 (odds) Waynflete Road, (Barton) Headington, Oxford, OX3 8BQ Nos 2-36 (evens) Waynflete Road, (Barton) Headington, Oxford, OX3 8BG 102 Bayswater Road, (Barton) Headington, Oxford, OX3 9PA No. of Properties 43 (Waynflete Road) 1 (Bayswater Road) Schools affected Bayard’s Hill Primary School Cheney School Sandhills Primary School Wheatley Park School History These numbers on Waynflete Road are listed in the City street index as being in the designated area of Sandhills Primary School (and Wheatley Park School). However all surrounding roads (Waynflete Road (rest), Routh Road, Humfrey Road, Bayswater Road, Bayswater Farm Road) are listed as being in the designated area of Bayard’s Hill Primary School (and Cheney, Oxford and Peers Schools). The roads are in the city ward of Barton and Sandhills. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Sandhills Primary School 0.642 miles Bayard’s Hill Primary School 0.352 miles Wheatley Park School 2.904 miles Cheney School 1.925 miles Determined 1. To change the designated area primary school from Sandhills Primary School to Bayard’s Hill Primary School. 2. To change the designated area secondary school from Wheatley Park School to Cheney School. Amendment 4 Hares Leap House, Berrick Salome, Wallingford, OX10 6JS Lonesome Farm, Berrick Salome, Wallingford, OX10 6JU No. of Properties 2 Schools affected Benson CE Primary School Chalgrove Primary School RAF Benson Primary School Stadhampton Primary School Icknield Community College Wallingford School History These properties are in the civil parish of Newington and would therefore be in the designated area of Stadhampton Primary School and Icknield Community College (secondary). However, the post code is for Berrick Salome which is listed as being in the designated area of Benson CE Primary School or RAF Benson Primary School and Icknield Community College and Wallingford School (secondary). The nearest primary school is actually Chalgrove Primary School and the nearest secondary school is Icknield Community College. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Hares Leap Lonesome Fm Stadhampton School 2.956 miles 3.702 miles Benson CE School 3.174 miles 2.826 miles RAF Benson School 4.154 miles 3.061 miles Chalgrove School 1.372 miles 1.494 miles Icknield Community College 4.917 miles 4.235 miles Wallingford School 5.350 miles 5.489 miles Determined 1. To make Chalgrove Primary School the designated area primary school for these properties. 2. To make Icknield Community College and Wallingford School the designated area secondary schools for these properties. Amendment 5 Clacks Lane, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6PN Clacks Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8PN Oakley Wood, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6QG Old Icknield Way, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6PW No of properties 2 (OX10 6PN) 1 (OX10 8PN) 10 (OX10 6QG) 3 (OX10 6PW) Schools affected Benson CE Primary School Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School RAF Benson Primary School History These properties are in the civil parish of Benson and they are therefore in the designated areas of Benson CE Primary and RAF Benson Primary School. However, Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School is the closer school. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Crowm Benson CE RAF Benson arsh OX10 6 / 8PN 3.214 miles 1.871 miles 1.735 miles OX10 6QG 3.407 miles 2.699 miles 1.780 miles OX10 6PW 3.316 miles 2.148 miles 1.778 miles Determined 1. To add these addresses to the designated area of Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School. This group of properties will be part of a shared designated area between all three primary schools. Amendment 6 Civil Parish of Berrick Salome Roke, Wallingford, OX10 6JB, OX10 6JD, OX10 6JE, OX10 6JF, OX10 6JG Berrick Salome, Wallingford, OX10 6JH, OX10 6JJ, OX10 6JH, OX10 6JL, OX10 6JN, OX10 6JP, OX10 6JQ, OX10 6JR, OX10 6JT, OX10 6JU, OX10 6JW No. of Properties 24 (OX10 6JB) 33 (OX10 6JD) 5 (OX10 6JE) 1 (OX10 6JF) 1 (OX10 6JG) 6 (OX10 6JH) 6 (OX10 6JJ) 1 (OX10 6JL) 10 (OX10 6JN) 2 (OX10 6JP) 22 (OX10 6JQ) 10 (OX10 6JR) 1 (OX10 6JT) 1 (OX10 6JU) 9 (OX10 6JW) 132 in TOTAL Schools affected Benson CE Primary School RAF Benson Primary School History The civil parish of Berrick Salome was solely in the designated area of Benson CE Primary School until 3 years ago. A consultation took place to add it to the designated area of RAF Benson School as well. This created a non-contiguous designated area for RAF Benson School. Historically, very few children if any from this civil parish have attended RAF Benson School. Due to more families moving onto the air base, children in this civil parish would now be much less likely to get a place at RAF Benson School. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Determined To remove the civil parish of Berrick Salome from the designated area of RAF Benson Primary School leaving it solely in the designated area of Benson CE Primary School. Amendment 7 Western part of Civil Parish of Kidlington No. of properties 0 Schools affected Bladon CE Primary School North Kidlington Primary School Gosford Hill School (Kidlington) The Marlborough CE School (Woodstock) History This most westerly part of the civil parish of Kidlington contains no properties and is surrounded on two-and-a-half sides by the civil parish of Bladon and on one half side by the civil parish of Begbroke. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances N/A Determined To place this area in the designated areas of Bladon CE Primary School and The Marlborough CE School and remove it from the designated areas of North Kidlington Primary School and Gosford Hill School. Amendment 8 Kings Lock, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PY No. of properties 1 Schools affected Botley Primary School Wolvercote Primary School The Cherwell School Matthew Arnold School History This property is in the civil parish of Wytham and would therefore be in the designated area of Botley Primary School. The property’s post code places it in Wolvercote and Wolvercote Primary School is the closest primary school. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website from 04.01.10 Distances Botley Primary School 3.348 miles Wolvercote Primary School 2.047 miles Matthew Arnold School 4.030 miles The Cherwell School 3.429 miles Oxford School 5.788 miles Oxford Academy 7.101 miles Determined 1. To remove this property from the designated area for Botley Primary School and add it to the designated area for Wolvercote Primary School. 2. To add the property to the designated area for The Cherwell School (Wolvercote clause), which is the nearest secondary school. 3. To remove the property from the designated area for Matthew Arnold School. Amendment 9 Leach Road (Odds 1-39, Evens 2-62) No. of properties 52 Schools affected Brookside Primary School King’s Meadow Primary School St Edburg’s CE Primary School History This is an error perpetuated in the OCC street indexes since the 2007 version of the admissions booklet. Previous to this, Leach Road was published as being wholly in the designated area of Brookside School. After 2007 the road was shown as split between Brookside School and King’s Meadow School. Leach Road should have been shown as split between Brookside School and St Edburg’s.CE School. Maps Available for viewing on the Oxfordshire website Distances Determined To change the designated area school for this part of Leach Road from King’s Meadow Primary School (“Starting School”, Street Index, entry 4) to St Edburg’s CE Primary School (Starting School, Street Index, entry 7).
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