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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Cabinet Report 9 SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Cabinet Report 9 Report of: Sonia Sharp ______________________________________________________________ Date: 12 th May 2010 ______________________________________________________________ Subject: Strategy for Expanding Primary School Places ______________________________________________________________ Author of Report: Peter Mucklow 0114 2735720 ______________________________________________________________ Summary: The purpose of the report is to provide an overview of the impact of the growth in population and the requirement to provide additional primary school places from 2010/11. ______________________________________________________________________ Reason for Recommendation: Providing sufficient primary school places is essential to the City of Opportunity priority to raise attainment and aspirations, and is a statutory duty of the Council. This will mean that all Sheffield children reaching primary school age in 2011 and beyond will continue to have a school place in the area of the city in which they live. Recommendations: (i) note the Council’s duty to provide primary school places to meet demand, and endorse the policy of securing permanent high quality accommodation for the additional primary school pupils, as essential to their attainment, in those areas of the city where the trend for higher births is sustained; (ii) give permission for officers to consult with parents and carers, for the schools identified for expansion, and to report back to Cabinet in the summer with firm proposals following the consultation; (iii) note the estimated cost of the necessary expansions of £13.8m, which can now be met from the recent DCSF allocation of £13.8m of capital grant in response to our application for funding to support the provision of additional primary places by 2011; (iv) agree that further decisions on capital expenditure for 2011/12 be taken later in the year when the capital funding position for 2011/12 and beyond is clearer ___________________________________________________________ 1 Background Papers: Category of Report: OPEN 2 Statutory and Council Policy Checklist Financial implications YES Cleared by: Allan Rainford Legal implications YES Cleared by: Nadine Wynter Equali ty of Opportunity implications YES Cleared by:Bashir Khan Tackling Health Inequalities implications N/A Human rights implications N/A Environmental and Sustainability implications N/A Economic impact N/A Community safety implications N/A Human resources implications N/A Property implications YES/NO N/A Area(s) affected Meersbrook; South Netherthorpe; Central South; South, South West South West; South, South West, Central Southey; North East Relevant Scrutiny Board if de cision called in Children and Young People’s Is the item a matter which is reserved for ap proval by the City Council? Press release YES 3 1. Purpose 1.1 The purpose of the report is to provide an overview of the impact of the growth in population and the requirement to provide additional primary school places from 2010/11. 2. Summary 2.1 A rapid increase in Sheffield’s birth rate means that by the 2011/12 academic year, Reception places will be required in Sheffield schools for 6,170 pupils, compared to 5,329 in the 2005/06 academic year. Action already taken within existing budgets to meet increased demand includes some expansion in Burngreave/Fir Vale, Southey Green and Greystones. While some areas can cope with the increase within existing primary capacity there are 6 areas which will require further expansion which are Netherthorpe, Meersbrook, South Sheffield, Southey Green, Mosborough and South West Sheffield. We also need to monitor carefully trends in Darnall, Attercliffe and Tinsley to take account of potential housing developments. 2.2 The latest births information confirms the recent rise has been sustained in 2008. Therefore, we now know that to meet our statutory obligations we need to provide by 2011 approximately 240 Reception places in these 6 areas, over and above current plans. Each year, as additional births data becomes available, we will secure further assurance as to how far the current increased birth rate in these areas is a long-term sustained trend. Three years of continued population growth would be a good indicator that a permanent response is required. 2.3 In order to meet the statutory proposal requirements detailed in Section 5, we are proposing to carry out the formal consultation process with stakeholders of the schools recommended for expansion between May and July 2010. 2.4 The options recommended for consultation take into account discussions with families of schools in the autumn 09, which explored the full range of possible options (see Appendix 3). The process has identified one or more options for each area that are the closest possible match with where the places will be needed and with which sites are the most feasible to expand. The consultation will allow further time for possible alternatives to be identified and discussed, including opportunities for innovative solutions e.g. involving co-location and wider community use of school sites. The process will therefore incorporate our proposed new policy of actively seeking opportunities for wider use of sites. 2.5 Revenue costs of additional places are funded centrally through the Dedicated Schools Grant and should therefore be neutral to the Council. 2.6 An initial estimate of the capital costs of the proposed expansions is around £13.8m. Resources of £13.8m have been secured in capital grant from DCSF in the form of Basic Need Safety Valve (BNSV) funding and have to be spent by August 2011. This timescale presents significant challenges for the Council to gain the necessary statutory approvals and to undertake the design and build work within the timescales of the Programme. The capital requirements of future growth and demand for primary places from 2012/13, including longer term solutions for the Southey and South West areas will therefore depend on DCSF making future rounds of capital grant available. It is possible that if sustained into the future, 4 higher birth rates may lead to a need for further primary expansion, without the help of additional DCSF grant for that purpose. This will require increasingly innovative approaches including possible use of other sites for primary age pupils such as children's centres and secondary schools. 3. What this means for Sheffield people 3.1 Providing sufficient primary school places is essential to the City of Opportunity priority to raise attainment and aspirations, and is a statutory duty of the Council. 3.2 This will mean that all Sheffield children reaching primary school age in 2011 and beyond will continue to have a school place in the area of the city in which they live. This will encourage stronger communities through friendships between both children and parents. 3.3 Providing children with a primary school place within their own community supports the council’s vision to disseminate and support good practice in schools by encouraging families to walk to and from school. Support will be provided to each school to develop their School Travel Plan further and promote measures and initiatives encouraging healthy and safe travel. 3.4 The programme is rooted within a school improvement framework working to raise attainment and aspiration and aims to: • Provide parents with a choice of good schools of the right size and age range, and in the right place to meet community needs. • Develop plans for school organisation that support school improvement and raising standards in all the areas of need. • Engage with partners to exploit the opportunity to provide transformational learning projects • Include effective parental and community engagement empowering people to participate in an open, honest and transparent process 3.5 At the heart of this vision for expanding primary education in Sheffield is the council’s priority of ‘Creating A Better Life for Children and Young People’. Clearly, access to good quality education in a creative learning environment integrating children from their local community is a key starting point for children to develop both their academic and social skills. 3.6 The expansion brief for each of the proposed schools incorporates the vision for Children’s Services to provide integrated services for children, young people and their families across the City. In this way they will be able to receive timely and responsive services, close to where they live, enabling us to deliver the five outcomes for all children and young people of: • Being healthy • Staying safe • Enjoying and achieving • Making a positive contribution • Economic well-being 5 3.7 A key principle of the programme is to support the policy of making school sites wider centres for community services and activities. 4. Background – Increased Birth Rates 4.1 Since 1977 birth rates in Sheffield have fluctuated, with a more recent peak of 6,805 in 1990/91, followed by a steady decline to 5549 in 2001/02. This downward trend was reversed in 2002/03 as Sheffield saw an increase in births, rising steadily to 6,665 in 2007/08. 4.2 The changes in the birth rate are not uniform across the city, with some areas affected more greatly than others. Out of 97 catchment areas, 63 have experienced growth. The broad distribution across the city of the increase in births is set out in the table below. Service A B C D E F G CITY District Parson Shiregree/ Arbourthorne/ Mosborough/ Greenhill/ Rivelin Hillsborough/ Cross Burngreave Manor/
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