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Foreword

In this booklet we explain the principles behind the school place planning process in West Sussex and how we plan to meet the growing need for additional school places throughout the county. We have included details on the Local Plans from each of the County’s Districts and Borough Councils as those documents directly influence our strategy on meeting forecasted demand. Whilst 2020 has been a most unusual year for all of us with the Covid19 pandemic impacting in so many ways, the work on school place planning continues regardless.

The booklet sets out our proposals, either by individual schools or school planning areas, both in the short term as well as the 15-year life span of the Local Plans of the District and Borough Councils. I would encourage you to look at the details not just for your own area but also across the county, as it provides a useful insight into the significant role that the County Council has in strategic infrastructure.

The public education system in West Sussex is no longer solely managed by the County Council. Of the 286 schools and education settings, over 25% are now Academies, Free Schools, Voluntary Aided or Trust Schools, who are their own admissions authority, providing education to some 62% of the current pupils of statutory school age.

Whilst no longer a statutory document, the council continues to consider it important in setting out the policies and principles underpinning school organisation across West Sussex. The County Council holds the statutory responsibility to plan educational provision and it is certainly a topic that often generates considerable interest.

For the last decade, West Sussex has experienced a sharp rise in the number of births over those seen in the previous decade. Whilst the pace of this growth in births has now stabilised, and in some areas is currently reducing, it still leaves an overall trend of rising pupil numbers who will require primary and secondary school places in the future, creating a continuing basic need for additional school places.

The County Council has responded to this need with a programme of school expansions, with very few areas of the county unaffected. In the last five to ten years, these additional school places have been provided, predominantly in the primary sector and we are grateful to school leaders for their help and encouragement in finding appropriate solutions across the county.

I am pleased to confirm that for September 2020 we were able to offer a place at a preferred school to 91.2% of reception applicants, 99.8% of junior applicants and 87.5% of secondary applicants who applied before the deadline at out mainstream primary and secondary schools. These figures are above the national average for meeting parental preference.

Last year was the first time we introduced greater detail in this booklet on our plans for meeting increased demand in provision for pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). I am delighted to see it continue in this booklet, and illustrates a clear direction of the County Council to promote inclusion of children with SEN.

As the cost of education provision is often significant, we will continue to work closely with our District and Borough councils to ensure that appropriate contributions from residential developers are received to mitigate the future education infrastructure demands of additional housing.

I hope you will find this booklet of interest and we would very much welcome your feedback so that we can ensure our future planning for school places reflects the ever-changing landscape across West Sussex.

Nigel Jupp

Cabinet Member for Education and Skills West Sussex County Council

[email protected]

Table of Contents

Planning School Places 2021 ...... 0

INTRODUCTION ...... 1

POLICY AND PRINCIPLES ...... 3

WEST SUSSEX RESET PLAN ...... 3

SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS STRATEGY 2018-2022 ...... 3

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) STRATEGY ..... 9

SEND DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS AS A STATUTORY EDUCATION PROVIDER ...... 11

OVERVIEW OF SCHOOL ORGANISATION, TYPES AND CAPACITIES ...... 17

Number of Schools ...... 18

Number on Roll (NOR) October 2020 ...... 19

COMMENTARIES BY DISTRICT/ BOROUGH COUNCILS ...... 21

Introduction ...... 21

District and Borough Local Plans ...... 21

ADUR DISTRICT ...... 24

ARUN DISTRICT ...... 32

CHICHESTER DISTRICT ...... 47

CRAWLEY BOROUGH ...... 60

HORSHAM DISTRICT ...... 72

MID SUSSEX DISTRICT ...... 86

WORTHING BOROUGH ...... 101

GLOSSARY ...... 110

Links to further information: ...... 112

Planning School Places 2021 Introduction INTRODUCTION The purpose of this document is to:

• set out the policies and principles of West Sussex County Council (WSCC) to ensure that there is a sufficient supply of suitable school places to meet statutory requirements for early years, primary, secondary and post 16 provision (including up to age 25 for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities as outlined in the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Code of Practice 0-25 2014); • provide information on the current organisation of school places, any proposal to review current organisation and the existing capacities and number of pupils attending those schools; • provide forecasts of future pupil numbers, and how any changes in demand might be addressed; and • identify opportunities that may exist for further expansion where required to meet the demands from new housing and/or population increases; and help schools, promoters, parents, developers and local communities to understand the demand for school places and to provide a context for their own planning.

It is the role of WSCC to plan, organise and commission places for all maintained schools in the county. Our aim is to do this in a way that raises standards, manages rising as well as declining pupil numbers, and creates a diverse community of schools. WSCC seeks to exercise this function in partnership with dioceses, multi-academy trusts, governing bodies of schools, headteachers, local communities and other key stakeholders.

The need for school places changes in response to population movements and birth rate variations. Increases in demand can lead to the creation of a new school, or the expansion of existing schools by adding permanent or temporary accommodation.

Surplus places can also mean the reduction of school provision in an area through reduced admission arrangements or the rationalisation of school provision, including changes to existing catchment areas. Any review of school provision undertaken by the County Council, for example the opening, closing, federating, amalgamating, expanding or contracting of schools, will, in the main, be led by forecast pupil numbers. We are committed to ensuring that pupil places best match to pupil demand, wherever practicable. Predicting school place demand is a complex task. Where children go to school involves a range of factors such as housing growth, inward and outward migration and parental preference. As a result, planning for school places is based on probabilities and not certainties and while pupil forecasts may be derived from sound methodology, they come without guarantees. Furthermore, the practice of school organisation must consider several different, and at times conflicting, factors. This includes the need to:

• respond to local need, to raise standards, to promote diversity, or to respond to government policy; • respond to external and internal findings on the quality of schools; and • ensure that scarce resources are used efficiently.

Several schools have been expanded in recent years in response to rising demand for places.

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The established practice is to support sustainable expansion. Decisions on expansion take account of factors including the availability of resources for new buildings, the infrastructure of the existing school (halls, specialist facilities and services such as gas and electricity supply capacity), the size of the site, and transport implications. The quality of education and its sustainability are key considerations. Other important strategic factors are the availability of places locally, set in the context of the likely pattern of future demand, modified where appropriate through plans for known housing developments and migration. Not all unfilled places in a school are surplus places. Some margin of capacity is necessary to allow parents to exercise a preference, account for any volatility in preferences from one year to the next, and to allow for differences in the size of individual cohorts. The County Council’s position is that a school should be considered as full when it has less than 5% of its places unfilled. This is in line with the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013, where it states:

“It considered that on average 5 per cent was the bare minimum needed for authorities to meet their statutory duty with operational flexibility, while enabling parents to have some choice of schools”.

The range of educational provision for children and young people is now both broad and complex in terms of the number of providers involved. Therefore, to aid understanding it may be helpful to consider provision in three phases:

Age 0-4 ‘early years’ in which private, voluntary and independent playgroups and nursery schools are the main providers;

Age 4-16 ‘compulsory school age’ in which schools are the main providers;

Age 16-19 ‘further education’ in which colleges and school sixth forms both offer substantial provision. N.B. this extends to age 25 for young people with SEND.

This document will therefore form part of the family of plans and policies that relate to West Sussex. It will also facilitate the development of other plans and strategies for the delivery of schools and school places, and the replacement and/or refurbishment of existing provision where necessary. It will link to the forward planning of education provision in response to likely and known future house building.

A summary of the acronyms used, and any links referred to within this document can be found in the glossary at the back of this document starting on page 104.

Please Note - it is not a statutory requirement to produce this document. However, we believe it is helpful to the local and national education system, that the data is openly shared. The accuracy of school place planning is dependent on a multitude of demographic and economic factors, many of which are beyond our control. We therefore request readers of this document accept that all projections provided are best estimate based on current data at the time of publication.

Planning School Places 2021 Policy and Principles POLICY AND PRINCIPLES

WEST SUSSEX RESET PLAN

The County Council is developing an integrated business and financial planning cycle that is based on a good understanding of the local evidence base, the national and local policy context, a comprehensive understanding of the financial position (revenue and capital) and the service challenges in meeting the needs of residents, businesses and communities. The Reset process will bring together our policy, business and financial planning and risk management. It will be the vehicle for the County Council’s decision making and planning to ensure we are making the very best use of the resources available, understanding the value for money we deliver and focussed on our priority outcomes. It will also ensure we understand the implications of the tough choices that will need to be made in the face of huge resource and demand challenges and also uncertainty.

It is hoped the plan will receive cabinet approval for implementation from the start of the financial year (April 2021)

SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS STRATEGY 2018-2022 The County Council published its School Effectiveness Strategy in October 2018:

This Strategy details how schools, colleges, academy trusts and the County Council will work in partnership to achieve our vision for excellence in education for our children and young people. In delivering the Strategy, certain aspects link to the provision of sufficient school places such as:

• reducing dips in attainment arising from multiple transition points when children change school phases;

• developing our collective commitment to enable all children and young people to experience an inclusive education;

• securing long term financial sustainability for all schools, considering funding challenges and increasing pupil numbers.

Any review of school provision undertaken by the County Council (e.g. which can result in proposals to open, close, federate, amalgamate, expand or contract schools) will, in the large part, be led by forecast pupil numbers. We are committed to ensuring that there is a best match of pupil places to pupil demand, wherever practicable.

West Sussex is a mix of rural and urban areas and we want to ensure that education provision is sustainable in all parts of the county to ensure the needs of our local communities are met. This is especially important given the national challenges that we face. We will work with schools to develop area-based plans that provide the best provision of school places and outcomes for pupils within a given planning area.

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Many schools in rural settings in West Sussex are voluntary aided or controlled by the Church of England. We will work closely with the Diocese to adopt a common approach when working with governing bodies that face any of the challenges described in this Strategy. This includes the principles and self- review set out in the document Embracing change: Rural and Small Schools, March 2018, The Church of England Education Service.

Through our work on place planning we will analyse schools in the 24 planning areas using the 12 questions listed in the Strategy and identify if a school may be at risk in the future. Where schools are identified as being at risk, governing bodies will need to consider options for change. These could include:

• consulting on amalgamating or merging two or more schools to become an all-through primary school; • consulting on expanding the age range of a group of schools so each becomes an all-through primary school; • consulting on federating two or more schools; • finally, consulting on closing a school.

All schools are different and governing bodies need to reflect on which option works for them. The creation of federations can lead to one governing body operating across two or more schools. This can strengthen a school’s prospects. Federations can also offer benefits, such as sharing a headteacher or other leaders, creating a broad curriculum that runs between the schools, and creating administrative efficiencies. In supporting schools looking to federate, we will arrange for training and mentorship for headteachers moving to work across two or more schools. Full details of the Strategy can be found by following the link above or in the glossary at the back of this booklet. Class Sizes

WSCC has invested heavily, in both buildings and revenue funding, to ensure that only in exceptional and unavoidable circumstances, infant classes will contain more than 30 pupils. All primary schools are resourced to allow average class sizes to be below 30. However, the County Council believes that the organisation of classes within schools should be determined by headteachers and governors, who will wish to consider all factors appropriate to their own school in establishing their staffing and organisation within legislative constraints. In secondary schools the County Council resources secondary-age pupils in line with the average for English ‘Shire’ authorities and again recognises that the organisation of individual schools is a matter for headteachers and governors to determine locally. Admissions Policy

Parents in West Sussex are invited to indicate up to three preferences when applying for a school place for their child. The pattern of mobility across many parts of the county is evidence that parental preference is met in a very high proportion of cases.

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Full details of the County Council’s admission policies are published on the West Sussex website. Any questions you may have following National Offer Day in April should be directed to the admissions teams at WSCC School Places. The governing bodies of voluntary aided church schools, academies and free schools set the admissions criteria for their individual school. In the case of academies, the ESFA requires that any changes to the admission policy, including increases in the number of sixth formers and the minimum number of external places to be offered, must be in consultation with the Local Authority and other providers. The Greenwich Judgement affects schools close to the county boundary. In practice, the Law requires the Local Authority to admit pupils no less favourably and according to its admission criteria irrespective of the Local Authority in which they live. The Greenwich Judgement of 1990 declared as unlawful a decision by Greenwich Local Education Authority (LEA) to give priority in school admissions to its own residents over residents from neighboring LEAs, clarifying that applicants must be treated equally, whether they reside inside or outside the authority.

The Rotherham Judgement (1997) later established that the principle of admission authorities operating catchment areas as part of their oversubscription criteria in allocating school places was lawful provided that in so doing authorities are not in breach of the Greenwich judgement. Parental preference was confirmed to have primacy, so that applicants from outside of a school's catchment area, who express a preference for that school, should be prioritized over applicants within the catchment area who express no preference).

This means that a significant number of pupils from Surrey, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Hampshire and Kent attend West Sussex schools close to the county boundary and vice versa.

Other than for single sex schools, admissions policies adhere to the National Admissions Code with respect of matters of gender, race or disability. Policies do however ensure that where children need to attend a particular school, to meet their medical, social, and psychological or education needs, they receive priority.

Summer Born Children

WSCC (in agreement with the majority of the South East Regional Network Group) is taking the line that, until the consultation has been completed and the code changed, we will continue to act in accordance with the current code. This requires parents to apply to the relevant admission authority if they wish their child to be considered for delayed entry into reception. Each case will be considered on its own merit and parents must demonstrate why it is in the child’s best interest to start in reception a year later, rather than being admitted directly into Year 1 with their chronological peers.

The views of headteachers (and the educational psychologist where relevant) will be considered when making any decisions.

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Finance

Funding for the provision of additional school places in community and voluntary controlled schools is included in the County Council’s Capital Programme. The Capital Programme is determined annually through a decision made at County Council, which gives the highest priority to meeting basic need through Primary and Secondary basic need allocations.

The Capital Programme also makes provision for school capital maintenance projects. The prioritisation of spending is governed by the Asset Management Plan and benefits from a review by headteacher representatives and officers, prior to confirmation by the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills.

Capital work in Voluntary Aided Schools is, in approved cases, funded directly by the DfE to the value of 90% of the majority of costs, with the remaining 10% being met by the school.

Under the Government’s or Voluntary Aided schools’ legislation, new schools must be opened as free schools or academies and, only if no free school sponsor can be found, opened as Local Authority maintained schools. In this instance, funding is made available from the DfE.

Whilst central Government separately funds new free schools and academies, it also provides some funding to Local Authorities from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to cater for population growth.

This funding is an un-ring-fenced capital grant and is available to contribute to meet the demand for additional school places. There is also an expectation that funding will be obtained in the form of Section 106 Developer Contributions and through the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). These contributions will form a major element of the financing of the County Council’s basic need programme for the provision of new school places.

In some circumstances, this will include the provision of new school sites with the developer building schools on behalf of the Local Authority, which would then open as academies and be managed by an academy sponsor.

Transport

For children of compulsory school age, transport to school is provided in accordance with the County Council’s statutory duty. Pupils under the age of eight receive transport if they live more than two miles away from their catchment or nearest available school. Pupils over the age of eight receive transport if they live more than three miles away from their catchment or nearest available school.

Primary age pupils over the age of eight from low income families (where the child is eligible for free school meals, or where the family receives Working Tax Credit at the maximum level for the case), receive transport if they are attending their catchment or nearest available school. Secondary age pupils in years 7 to 11 from low income families (where the child is eligible for free school meals or the family receives Working Tax Credit at the maximum level for the case), receive transport to one of their 3 nearest schools, between 2 and 6 miles from home.

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For those pupils who are attending a school of faith and have demonstrated eligibility of low income, they would need to be attending their nearest school of faith and live between 2 and 15 miles from home. Distance is measured by the shortest available walking route. The County Council is promoting several initiatives, including the use of public transport rather than private vehicles through School Travel Plans led by the Safer Routes to School Team.

West Sussex Early Years’ Service

The County Council has a statutory duty to ensure that there is access to a free high-quality early education place for all eligible two, three- and four-year olds whose parents would like to take up a place for their child.

Free Entitlement is provided by the government for all three- and four-year old’s and eligible two-year olds. It allows access to free, good quality, flexible early education and childcare through a pre-school, nursery or childminder that is registered to offer free places

• 2-Year-Old Free Entitlement – For eligible 2-year olds. Children can use up to 570 hours each year, or a maximum of 15 hours over 38 weeks.

• Universal Free Entitlement - For all 3- and 4-year olds. Children can use up to 570 hours each year, or a maximum of 15 hours over 38 weeks.

• Extended Free Entitlement (also known as 30 hours free childcare) - For eligible working parents of 3- and 4-year old’s. Children can use an additional 570 hours each year, or a maximum of 30 hours per week over 38 weeks (1140 hours in total). If the funding is spread over a longer period, the number of hours taken per week would be reduced. Parents must apply online to the government to confirm their eligibility.

Early Years settings may charge parents for additional sessions and services, but parents should not be required or expected to take them up in order to access a free place. No assistance is available with transport costs.

Full details of provision for Early Years children, including eligibility criteria, can be found on the WSCC website at Early Years Provision or by phoning the Family Information Service on 01243 777807.

Further information on how the Early Help service works to ensure there are sufficient childcare places across the county can also be found on the WSCC website at Child Care Sufficiency.

Compulsory school age provision (4 – 16)

The County Council’s policies on the size of a school aim at meeting the needs of pupils and the local community, in an educationally effective way. This means; • settings need to be cost effective and able to provide the breadth of curriculum and teaching expertise to meet the standards set out in the education policy;

• settings also need to be organised to support ‘friendly working relationships between adults and children; • access to education locally is an important contributor to the sustainability of rural communities; and • there should be sufficient places available in schools to support parental preference whilst avoiding an excess of surplus capacity. Provision for Post 16 students other than at University or in Higher Education

The County Council has a statutory duty to secure sufficient suitable education and training opportunities to meet the reasonable needs of young people in the county. Young people are defined as those who are over compulsory school age but are under 19 or aged 19-25 for those children with SEND.

The County Council does not have a duty to cater for higher education (HE) students at universities. The responsibility for HE planning sits with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).

Ensuring the supply of places meets demand can be managed in a number of ways including: • building new facilities; • supporting providers to extend and/or relocate if necessary, to allow for expansion; • supporting providers to work in partnerships within areas to collaborate to meet future demands through effective transition planning.

In making decisions the County Council mainly works with schools, but also with providers offering different types of provision, including: • Schools with Sixth Forms; • Special Schools with post 16 provision; • General Further Education Colleges; • Sixth Form Colleges; • Private Training Providers including Apprenticeship Providers; and • Out of County Independent Specialist Providers.

The County Council works closely with the ESFA. The physical capacity of colleges is measured using the ESFA’s floor space utilisation methodology within the ‘Supplement A to Circular 02/20 – Guidance of College Property Strategies’ and used partly as a basis for funding.

Private training providers develop their own property strategies and make investments in their buildings and facilities. Currently, there are no public capital funds for private training providers who deliver post 16 provision in West Sussex.

Planning School Places 2021 Policy and Principles SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) STRATEGY

In 2016 the County Council’s published the SEND Strategy 2016-19 which set out the aims and objectives for strengthening education for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In order to ensure the Strategy reflects the future needs of children and young people a review of the existing strategy has been undertaken. This review has resulted in the development of the SEND and Inclusion Strategy 2019-2024,) which, along with the accompanying implementation plan sets out how the County Council will support the inclusion of all children and young people, with a particular focus on those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

The vision is that all children and young people in West Sussex will, irrespective of their learning needs or abilities, gain the skills and confidence to live well in their community. They will be supported and nurtured through an educational system that responds to their circumstances and prepares them for adulthood.

Within the Strategy three priorities have been identified:

• Knowing our children and families well (an inclusive, person centred approach). • Meeting the needs of our children and young people through our schools, educational settings, and services. • Working together towards solutions (collective responsibility). Each of the priorities has clear supporting objectives and are set out in the Implementation Plan, are the key activities that will be undertaken to achieve these during the period to 2024.

Knowing our children and families well (an inclusive, person centred approach)

Children and young people and their families will: • Have their educational needs understood and planned for as early as possible; • Feel they belong and are valued; • Be confident partners in the planning for their future, including at times of transition; • Understand and have confidence in the SEND services available in West Sussex, whether that is within health, education, social care or the voluntary sector.

Meeting the needs of our children and young people through our schools, educational settings and services

West Sussex will have:

• A skilled, confident and resilient workforce, able to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of all children and young people; • A range of high-quality schools, settings and services, where good practice is celebrated and shared;

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• A consistent graduated approach that will “assess, plan, do and review” the support that has been put in place to meet the needs of each child and young person with SEND. Working together towards solutions (collective responsibility). Everyone involved in supporting the needs of West Sussex children and young people will;

• Experience services, systems and processes which support schools and settings to meet needs and to access timely, appropriate and relevant information; • Think creatively to develop solutions that meet the needs of children and young people with SEND as close to home as possible, ideally within West Sussex; • Have quality assurance in place to ensure consistent, effective and inclusive provision and practice; • Use data and intelligence to plan together to meet current and projected needs of children and young people.

West Sussex is developing a “Special Provision Place Strategy”. This will include the use of ‘edge-ucate SEND’ from edge analytics. We currently use the same provider for our mainstream pupil projections. This will support our statutory obligation for planning education services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

This information will utilise the latest available evidence on SEND pupils, demographic changed and planned housing developments to configure reports to inform its SEND planning activities.

To support this work WSCC has created a new role within its education team to develop SEND place planning practice. Working closely with the School Organisation and Development team (SOAD), the Special Educational Needs Assessment Team (SENAT) and the Inclusion Team this role will support the future planning of specialist placements. It will support the SEND Strategy 2019-2024 which intends to increase the number of available places for SEND pupils, particularly within the use of Specialist Support Centres (SSC’s) at mainstream schools. This role will develop a more effective system for predicting needs in the future.

The County Council provides a range of provision for children and young people with SEND including in mainstream schools, Special Support Centres (SSCs) based in mainstream schools, special schools, and services for pre-school children with special educational needs or disabilities. In response to parental views, the County Council will make arrangements for each child who has an Education, Health and Care Plan to ensure that;

• the school can meet the child’s particular special needs; and that

• this is compatible with the efficient education of other children and the efficient use of resources.

Planning School Places 2021 Policy and Principles SEND DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS AS A STATUTORY EDUCATION PROVIDER Key Points

• 1.58% of all pupils within West Sussex are educated in a specialist provision (special school or specialist support centre, 2019). • 41% of pupils, with an Educational, Health & Care Plan (EHCP), are educated in a West Sussex Special School or Specialist Support Centre. (Excludes SEND children & young people (CYP) attending Independent non-maintained schools) • Due to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the need for personalised curriculums, some pupils travel across West Sussex to attend a school that best meets their needs. The school will be named in their EHCP (SEND Code of Practice, Children and Families Act 2014). • Classroom space for a special school pupil is recommended to be four times the space required for a mainstream pupil (BB104). • This requirement sets out contributions from developers to mitigate for the education of SEND pupils required due to housing growth. • For further information, the full document can be found on the WSCC website at: Planning School Places/SEND Developer Contribution Requirements

Planning Planning District Planning School Type Status Age Planned NOR Authority Authority Area Name Range Capacity OCT 2020/21 2020

Adur Adur ADUR Shoreham Herons SP C 4-11 130 130 DISTRICT Planning Area Dale Arun Littlehampton ARUN Littlehampton Cornfield SP C 9-16 64 59 DISTRICT Planning Area SDNP Southbourne CHICHESTER Bourne Littlegreen SP A 7-16 75 76 DISTRICT Planning Area Chichester Chichester CHICHESTER Chichester St SP C 4-19 215 222 DISTRICT Planning Area Anthonys Chichester Chichester CHICHESTER Chichester Fordwater SP C 2-19 136 135 DISTRICT Planning Area Crawley Crawley NW CRAWLEY Crawley Manor SP C 02-11 200 210 BOROUGH North West Green Planning Area Primary Crawley Crawley NW CRAWLEY Crawley Manor SP C 11-19 210 211 BOROUGH North West Green Planning Area College Horsham Horsham E HORSHAM Horsham Queen SP C 2-19 105 111 DISTRICT East Planning Elizabeth Area II Mid Sussex Burgess Hill MID SUSSEX Burgess Hill Woodlands SP F 2-19 259 267 DISTRICT Planning Area Meed Mid Sussex Haywards MID SUSSEX Haywards Brantridge SP A 6-13 40 41 Heath DISTRICT Heath School Planning Area Worthing Durrington WORTHING Durrington Palatine SP C 02-1 153 158 BOROUGH Planning Area Worthing Durrington WORTHING Durrington Oak Grove SP C 11-19 256 263 BOROUGH Planning Area College

Alternative Provision

Pupils can require alternative provision for a variety of reasons, including because they are too ill to attend school, they have been permanently excluded

Planning School Places 2021 Policy and Principles from a school, or they have been directed off-site as a strategy to improve their behaviour. There is a range of provision offered to meet these needs under commissioning arrangements with schools and the local authority. These include blended learning, vocational training at a college of further education, planned activities with different appropriate provision settings, commissioned by schools and/or placement in West Sussex Alternative Provision College (WSAPC), a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) and short stay school. There are 292 full time equivalent places at the WSAPC although 16 of these are used to resource outreach services.

A further 109 full time places are commissioned with further education colleges for Key Stage 4 pupils who would benefit from a vocational pathway, a proportion of these young people being at risk of exclusion. Of these, most places are provided with a subsidy from the local authority. The remaining few places are provided at full cost to the local authority for young people moving into West Sussex in year 11 and for whom this is deemed the most suitable education provision.

Planning school places and area working

In order to carry out effective pupil place planning in West Sussex, in line with the DfE’s requirements for pupil forecasting, capital spend, and school capacity is split into school planning areas, sometimes referred to as locality groups of schools. These are based on the geographical areas defined by the secondary schools’ catchment area and the feeder schools aligned to them. There are currently 24 school planning areas in West Sussex for primary provision and 23 for secondary, any changes to these areas are subject to approval by the Department for Education. Any decisions on changes to education provision within a planning area, such as the expansion of one or more of these schools, are discussed on a regular basis with the West Sussex School Effectiveness Service, headteachers, and where necessary, the relevant diocesan representatives and academy trusts. Further detailed information on any proposed changes, or additional provision within these school planning areas, can be found in the District and Borough commentaries section of this document.

Planning Primary Provision

Provision for children aged 4-11 at primary, infant and junior schools

Our guiding principles for primary schools are that, wherever possible:

• all-through primary schools (ages 4-11 years) should be established;

• schools should have a minimum of one form of entry (FE), 210 places, and ideally no more than 3FE, 630 places, with recent guidance from the DfE suggesting new primary schools should ideally be no smaller than 2FE, 420 places; and

• the pattern of schools should ensure that a primary school is readily accessible to its pupils and, in urban areas, within walking distance of the homes of the majority of its children, as detailed later under the transport paragraph on page 6.

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Planning Secondary Provision

Provision for children aged 11-16 at secondary schools

Secondary schools in West Sussex are on average larger than in many other areas of the country. In order to achieve the benefits of smaller schools we will; • support the development of ‘schools within schools’ on existing sites; and • consult on and agree research-based criteria and guidelines for planning ‘schools within schools’.

We will also encourage secondary schools in rural areas to make use of their links with primary schools to extend their presence in local communities, and their accessibility to parents/carers.

In the case of secondary schools, the County Council would normally wish to see schools operate at; • A minimum of 6FE, 900 places, and ideally no more than 10FE, 1500 places; • The County Council recognises that 4FE and 5FE secondary schools are currently well established and operating successfully in West Sussex; and • In planning terms, a form is 30 pupils, therefore, a 6FE 11-16 secondary school would have year groups of 180 and a total of 900 pupils on roll. The County Council supports a range of sixth forms, which reflect individual schools, and the areas they serve.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

There are no final guidelines for the size of special schools. The size of special schools relates to the age range and the type of special educational need. Where pupils present significant management difficulties special schools tend to be smaller.

Short-term and long-range forecasting methodology

To cater for any increase in the pupil population the Local Authority may choose to expand existing provision or, if demand from housing developments are of sufficient size to support their own provision a new school will be established. In order to fulfil its statutory duty, the local authority will have to follow the relevant legal process to either make a significant alteration to an existing mainstream school or academy or establish a new school. A summary of the processes can be found on pages 15 and 16. Full details can be found by following the link to the DfE website at the back of this booklet.

In forecasting future need, the County Council is reliant on accurate birth data which is collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) by electoral ward.

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Data on pupil movement trends is collected from the School Census and examines pupil movement between schools, school planning areas, in and out of the county, and between educational stages i.e. transferring from primary, including infant/junior, to secondary school.

These trends are combined with housing data specialist demographic forecasting software called “Edge-ucate” which creates pupil forecasts. These pupil projections allow the County Council to commission adequate educational provision to ensure that every child who requires a school place receives an appropriate offer.

Although school place demand is based on school planning areas, there is no direct link between the number of children living in a particular area and the number of school places available there. This is because, when it comes to applying for a school place, parents/carers are under no obligation to apply for their nearest school and could instead express a preference for a school outside of their town, borough/district or county, or choose home schooling or independent provision for their child.

Where possible, the County Council strives to meet parental preferences. Analysing historic pupil movement trends enables the planning of school places to take preference patterns in an area into consideration, pupil planning has historically been effective in this regard.

For September 2020 we were able to offer a place at a preferred school to 91.2% of reception applicants, 99.8% of junior applicants and 87.5% of secondary applicants who applied before the deadline. This is above the national average for meeting parental preference.

Legal Obligations

It is the role of WSCC to plan, organise and commission places for all maintained schools in the county. This is for all phases of the education system 4 -19 for mainstream schools and up to age 25 for SEND. For proposals involving a significant change to existing maintained schools (community, voluntary controlled, voluntary aided and foundation) the council will need to work with the school(s) concerned and, if a proposal is agreed by the governing body, the council can propose this change itself. In so doing the council must have regard for the Department for Education (DfE) statutory guidance making prescribed alterations to maintained schools October 2018.

The following examples may be deemed to be a ‘significant change’:

• Enlargement of premises or expansion onto an additional site (or satellite site) • Reducing pupils’ numbers in mainstream schools • Change of age range or adding or removing a sixth form • Closing an additional site or transfer to a new site • Changes of category • Establishing, removing or altering SEN provision or changing types of need catered for by a special school • Boarding provision

The statutory process has four stages as detailed below. However, it should be noted that whilst there is not a prescribed ‘pre-publication’ consultation period

Planning School Places 2021 Policy and Principles for significant changes the guidance is very clear that “there is a strong expectation on councils to informally consult with interested parties in developing their proposal prior to publication.”

•Publication - Statutory proposal(s) published Stage 1

•Representation - must be four weeks as prescribed in regulations Stage 2

•Decision - the decision maker (usually the Cabinet Member) must decide proposals within 2 months of the end of the representation Stage 3 period.

•Implementation - Must be by the date specified in the statutory Stage 4 proposal

Establishing a new school

Legislation dictates that any new schools must either be and Academy or Free School. To apply to set up new school, an application will need to be submitted to the DfE by one of the following routes;

• Central Route: The Department for Education invites applications to open schools in areas of educational underperformance and basic need by applying through the ‘wave’ process which is announced by the DfE each year.

• Special and AP Competitions: Local authorities can bid to the DfE, outlining a school specification. If this is approved, the local authority runs a competition to find the best provider to run the school. This requires you to submit your application to both the local authority and the Department for Education (DfE), who will co-assess your application against set criteria.

• Local Authority presumption competition: The local authority publishes a specification for a school and invite trusts to apply to run that school. This requires trusts to submit an application to the local authority, demonstrating how they meet the local authority’s criteria. Presumption competitions are announced throughout the year and can be for any type of school. Details of the process are below

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The Process can be undertaken at any time by the L.A.

How will I know if a new school is needed? It will be promoted locally by the L.A. and advertised by the DfE

Is the process open to anyone? Only established academy trusts or schools in the process of converting to academy status can apply.

Is the L.A. able to assist me with my bid? No, the L.A. cannot assist in anyway with the application.

What responsibilities does the L.A. have? The L.A. must have an identified site and sufficient funding for the scheme It will manage the build process, pre-opening costs and the initial revenue funding.

Who will approve the sponsor of the new school? L.A. recommends an academy trust to the DfE. the Regional Schools Commissioner (on behalf of the Secretary of State) can agree with the recommendation or recommend a sponsor of their own choice.

Removal of School Places

Local Authorities have the power to close all categories of maintained schools. The governing body of a voluntary, foundation, or foundation special school may also publish proposals to close its own school. Decisions related to school closures are taken by the local authority following a statutory process to allow those directly affected by the proposals to feed in their comments. Due to the sensitive nature of school closures, the statutory process for closing a school includes an extended period of consultation before a formal proposal is published.

The Secretary of State may direct a local authority to close or consider academisation of a maintained school requiring special measures (under section 68 of EIA 2006). This will usually be done when there is no prospect of the school making sufficient improvements and where there is sufficient supply of alternative school places in the area. Prior to making the direction, the Secretary of State must consult with the local authority, the governing body and, in the case of a voluntary aided or foundation school, the relevant diocese or other appointing authority. Such a direction will not require publication of statutory proposals for a school closure.

Planning School Places 2021 Overview of Schools

The table below shows how the schools in West Sussex are currently structured:

School Type Secondary Key Stage Age Year Group Type Primary Infant EYFS 4+ R Primary Infant 1 5+ 1 Primary Infant 1 6+ 2 Primary Junior 2 7+ 3 Primary Junior 2 8+ 4 Primary Junior 2 9+ 5 Primary Junior 2 10+ 6 Secondary Secondary 3 11+ 7 Secondary Secondary 3 12+ 8 Secondary Secondary 3 13+ 9 Secondary Secondary 4 14+ 10 Secondary Secondary 4 15+ 11

Number of Schools There are 286 publicly funded schools for pupils aged 0-19 in West Sussex (up to 25 for those with SEND) with a wide variety of governance arrangements and sponsors. Below is a summary of the provision across the county and information relating to individual establishments can be found within the district/borough commentaries in which these schools are located.

Table 1 - Table of Schools

Phase Type of School Total Nursery Maintained Nursery Schools 4 Nursery Overall Total 4 Primary Community 89 Primary Voluntary Aided (Church of England) 25 Primary Voluntary Aided (Catholic) 13 Primary Voluntary Controlled (Church of England) 48 Primary Academy 51 Primary Foundation 1 Primary Free School 1 Primary Overall Total 228 Secondary Community 12 Secondary Voluntary Aided (Church of England) 2 Secondary Voluntary Aided (Catholic) 3 Secondary Voluntary Controlled (Church of England) 2 Secondary Academy 18 Secondary Foundation 1 Secondary Overall Total 38 All Through Free School 2 All Through Overall Total 2 Special Community Primary 3 Special Community Secondary 3 Special Academy Primary 1 Special Academy Secondary 1 Special Community All Through 3 Special Foundation All Through 1 Special Pupil Referral Units 2 Special Overall Total 14 All Phases Total All Schools 286

Planning School Places 2021 Overview of Schools

Number on Roll (NOR) October 2020 Schools are required to complete returns giving the number of pupils on the school’s register each term. The numbers in the table below are those from the start of the academic year (based on the autumn census provided by the DfE). The numbers in infant and primary schools do not include reception age pupils who may have deferred entry until the spring or summer term.

In October 2019 there were 115,011* pupils aged 2-18 years in state sector schools in West Sussex. (up to 25 for SEND pupils) As at October 2020, this number had increased to 115,917 including nursery classes and PRUs.

Table 2 - County Totals

Phase Number *Pupils Capacity/ % of surplus Planned accommodation Places Nursery Schools 4 359 Nursery Classes** 520 Infant 21 4637 5225 11.2% Junior 18 6451 7675 15.9% Primary 189 53581 58977 9.1% Secondary 38 47027 52749 10.8% Free Schools (all 2 1849 2040 9.3% through) Special Schools 12 1883 1843 -2.2% Pupil Referral Units 2 130 Totals 286 115917 128509 *Taken from the Autumn Term School Census. ** these numbers are included in the total NOR for the schools where applicable

Table 3 - Additional Data

Phase Number *Pupils Planned Places Nursery Schools 4 359 n/a Special Schools 12 1883 1843 Pupil Referral Units 2 130 n/a *Taken from the Autumn Term School Census.

Table 4 - Community Schools

Phase Number *Pupils Capacity % of surplus accommodation Infant 16 3763 4141 9.1% Junior 9 3675 4297 14.5% Primary 65 19713 20960 5.9% Secondary 13 17470 19424 10.0% Totals 103 44621 48822 *Taken from the Autumn Term School Census.

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Table 5 – Voluntary Controlled Schools

Phase Number *Pupils Capacity % of surplus accommodation Infant 1 56 60 6.7% Junior 2 274 321 14.6% Primary 45 7016 7961 11.9% Secondary 2 3645 3805 4.2% Totals 50 10991 12147

Table 6 - Voluntary Aided Schools

Phase Number *Pupils Capacity % of surplus accommodation Infant 1 207 270 23.3% Junior 1 333 360 7.5% Primary 36 9670 10290 6.0% Secondary 5 4744 5193 8.6% Totals 43 14954 16,113 *Taken from the Autumn Term School Census.

Table 7 - Academies and Free Schools

Phase Number *Pupils Capacity % of surplus accommodation Infant 3 611 754 18.9% Junior 6 2169 2697 19.5% Primary 43 17182 19766 13.1% Secondary 18 21168 24327 12.9% Free Schools (all 2 1849 2040 9.3% through) Totals 72 42979 49584 *Taken from the Autumn Term School Census

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries COMMENTARIES BY DISTRICT/ BOROUGH COUNCILS Introduction The county is divided into seven Districts and Boroughs within which there are eight planning authorities including the South Downs National Park. These broadly relate to the catchment areas serving clusters of secondary schools but do not match our 24 school planning areas perfectly. However, for the purpose of monitoring pupil numbers and determining the basic need in a particular area, they provide the most helpful framework for pupil place planning at a strategic level. Schools that are within a district/borough that do not correlate to the planning area are shown in the tables with their family group of schools.

The information below is in two sections, short term (first five years) and longer term (up to 15 years), and sets out how WSCC is planning to provide for the statutory educational needs for pupils (aged 4-16) in primary and secondary schools relating to each District and Borough Council area, incorporating the eight planning authorities. There is a greater level of certainty in the short term, with many of the proposed schemes already coming forward. However, this document seeks to give an indication as to possible requirements, in order to mitigate future planned development in the longer term.

Whilst the information provided concentrates on starting school years, Reception for primary and infant schools, Year 3 for junior schools and Year 7 for secondary, it is recognised that pupils can apply to be admitted to any year group at any time throughout the academic year.

Funding to support these projects will include Government grants and contributions from developers.

District and Borough Local Plans Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) must prepare and maintain an up to date Local Plan for their area covering a 15 year period. The LPAs in West Sussex are at different stages of Plan preparation. There are key stages that every authority needs to undertake when preparing a Local Plan. These include:

- Early consultation (Regulation 18) - Pre-Submission Representation Period (Regulation 19) - Submission - Public Examination - Proposed Modifications – if required by Inspector - Adoption The table below sets out which stage in the Plan preparation process each of the LPAs reached in December 2020.

The County Council sets out the improvements required to enable the provision of County Council services to meet the needs of new strategic development. They reflect the County Council’s statutory responsibilities, including education provision. These mitigation requirements inform the preparation of each Local Plan and supporting evidence, including the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP).

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District/ Most Recent Plan Preparation Date Number of Borough Stage dwellings and plan period Adur Local Plan Adopted Dec 2017 A minimum of 3,718 dwellings

2011 – 2032

(Including JAAP allocation of 970) Adur Shoreham Harbour Joint Area Action November 2019 1,450 dwellings Plan 2011 – 2031

Adopted by ADC/BHCC/WSCC (970 in Adur, 400 in Brighton and Hove) Arun Local Plan Adopted July 2018 A minimum of 20,000 dwellings Local Plan Review has commenced 2011 – 2031

Chichester Local Plan Adopted Jul 2015 7,388 dwellings 2012 – 2029 Local Plan Review consultation Jun/Aug 2017 (Regulation 18) Dec / Feb 2019 Consulted on additional 4,350 new homes Crawley Local Plan Adopted Dec 2015 A minimum of 5,100 dwellings 2015 – 2030 Submission Local Plan Consultation (Regulation 19) January / March Proposes a 2020 minimum of 5,355 (2020-35) Horsham Local Plan Adopted Nov 2015 At least 16,000 dwellings

2011 – 2031 Local Plan Review Issues and Options April/May 2018 – Employment, Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development April 2018 (Reg 18) Local Plan Review Consultation Feb / March A range figure (Regulation 18) 2020 was tested 1,000 homes – 1,400 homes per year. Mid-Sussex Local Plan Adopted April 2018 A minimum of 16,390 dwellings

2014 – 2031

The DPD sets out August / how it will deliver Draft Site Allocations Development the residual need Plan Document (Regulation 19) September 2020 from the Local Plan South Downs Local Plan Adopted July 2019 4,750 dwellings* National Park 2014-2033 Worthing Core Strategy Adopted. 2011 3,200 dwellings 2010 - 2026 New Local Plan Issues and Options Oct/Dec 2018 Consultation (Regulation 18) *SDNP figure for the whole park area

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N.B. the number of homes allocated in adopted Local Plans over the various plan periods amount to over 76,000. In several areas these are the minimum requirements. Therefore, numbers are expected to exceed these figures.

As the plan periods vary, it should be noted that some sites have already been built or have planning permission. Planned development that makes up the housing allocation requirements are through allocated sites in Local Plans, requirements for Neighbourhood Plans site allocations, as well as through windfall allowance.

If further non-allocated development takes place this is considered at the time of the application and any further education provision that is required will be reflected in the Planning School Places document the following year. Where developments are planned on, or close to the boundary of West Sussex, education provision requirements in West Sussex will be reflected in this document. The following sections consider the developments with planning permission and planned development through Local Plans.

All District and Boroughs, except for Worthing and Adur, have ‘made’ neighbourhood plans in their area. Detailed information can be found on the relevant local authority webpage.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries ADUR DISTRICT Education in Adur – Short Term

There are 12 primary schools in Adur and two secondary schools, both of which have post 16 provision. The district has two school planning areas, Lancing and Shoreham. Each primary school is allocated to one of these school planning areas, with their corresponding secondary provision.

The need for primary school places depends on the local child population. An increase in the pupil population across the district led to an increasing demand for school places, with schools in both planning areas either admitting additional pupils with a bulge class or permanent expansion to their existing accommodation thereby increasing the schools PAN. This recent trend has now stabilised and is forecast to remain at a similar level for the next few years.

The volume of housing development in the Adur Local Plan will have a significant impact on the existing education provision and solutions for this will be sought through negotiations with the district council and the developers. Specific requirements are detailed in our long-term planning strategy.

Lancing – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 300 304 -4 101% 2015 300 285 15 95% 2016 330 311 10 94% 2017 300 286 14 95% 2018 300 301 29 91% 2019 300 265 35 88% 2020 300 249 51 83% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer for available school places as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

Year project Additional commenced/ provision New *New School proposed Project type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Sompting 2016 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Village Primary of 30 for 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type, as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. School places published in 2013.

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The current provision of places across the planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from those expected to apply for a place for starting school in the coming years.

Shoreham – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 420 415 5 99% 2015 450 448 2 100% 2016 450 454 -4 101% 2017 450 437 13 97% 2018 450 403 47 90% 2019 450 438 12 97% 2020 450 422 28 94% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects we have, or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers. It also shows, where known, details of applications submitted to the DfE for sponsors to open additional education provision to cater for the increase in pupil demand.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date St Nicolas and Bulge class Additional Cohort St Mary C of E 2015 of 30 for 7 years n/a n/a Primary St Nicolas and Permanent 30 places per year 60 420 St Mary C of E 2016 expansion over 7 years Primary Buckingham Bulge class Additional Cohort 2015 n/a n/a Park Primary of 30 for 7 years Buckingham Permanent 30 places per year 90 630 2016 Park Primary expansion over 7 years Bulge class Additional Cohort Glebe Primary 2015 n/a n/a of 30 for 7 years Glebe Primary Permanent 30 places per year 90 630 2016 expansion over 7 years 1 St Clement New Free 30/60 places per 30 210 C of E Primary 2023+ School year over 7 years 60 420

*new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. 1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

The current provision of places across the planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from those expected to apply for a place for starting school in the coming years.

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Lancing and Shoreham – secondary provision

The secondary provision in the area is reported as a combined figure, as pupils tend to move between the two schools.

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 510 452 58 89% 2015 510 450 60 88% 2016 530 479 31 94% 2017 540 491 49 91% 2018 540 470 70 87% 2019 540 584 -44 108% 2020 540 567 -27 105% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

For September 2019 and 2020, in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers coming through for the primary schools, Sir Robert Woodard Academy agreed to admit additional pupils over its published admission number. These pupils could be accommodated utilising surplus places in other year groups. Feasibility works are being undertaken and discussions are being held with school for future expansion by 2FE (60 places per year of age) should the increase in pupil numbers continue to remain at the current level.

The table below details the projects we have, or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Increased PAN, no

The Shoreham Permanent building works 2016 290 1450 Academy expansion being undertaken

by WSCC. 1500 plus The Shoreham PAN increase by a 2017 n/a 300 provision Academy further 10 places for 6th form Sir Robert Additional Cohort Woodard 2019 Bulge Class n/a n/a of 45 for 5 years Academy Sir Robert Additional Cohort Woodard 2020 Bulge Class of 37 for 5 years n/a n/a Academy *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

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Adur District Net Capacities, Numbers on Roll & Occupancy Levels at Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning School Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Area Name Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Adur Lancing Globe P A 4-11 630 90 454 Planning Area Primary School The Adur Lancing North Lancing P C 4-11 420 60 417 Planning Area Primary Adur Lancing Seaside P A 4-11 630 90 597 Planning Area Primary School Adur Lancing Sompting P C 4-11 450 60 505 Planning Area Village Primary School Lancing Planning Area Total 2130 1973 93%

Adur Shoreham Buckingham P C 4-11 639 90 553 Planning Area Park Primary School Adur Shoreham Eastbrook P A 4-11 525 60 411 Planning Area Primary School Adur Shoreham Glebe P C 4-11 639 90 535 Planning Area Primary School The Adur Shoreham Holmbush P A 4-11 226 30 215 Planning Area Primary School Adur Shoreham Shoreham P C 4-11 210 30 203 Planning Area Beach Primary School Adur Shoreham St Nicolas & P VA 4-11 420 60 418 Planning Area St Mary CE (Aided) Primary School Adur Shoreham St Peter's P VA 4-11 210 30 206 Planning Area Catholic (Aided) Primary School Adur Shoreham Swiss P C 4-11 450 60 423 Planning Area Gardens Primary Shoreham Planning Area Total 3319 2964 89%

Adur District Net Capacities, Numbers on Roll & Occupancy Levels at Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning School Name Type Status Age Net Capacity PAN NOR Planning Authority Area Range 2020/21 Sept OCT Area 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Adur Lancing Sir Robert S A 11-18 1400 240 1173 Planning Area Woodard Academy Adur Shoreham Shoreham S A 11-18 1773 300 1797 Planning Area Academy Adur District Total 3173 540 2970 94%

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Lancing and Shoreham - Long Term

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Lancing – primary provision

The strategic housing allocations in the adopted local plan include New Monks Farm and West Sompting these developments combined will bring forward a requirement for a site for a 1FE (210 place) expandable to 2FE (420 place) primary school.

Shoreham – primary provision

The development at Shoreham Harbour, whilst intended to mainly consist of flatted accommodation will still bring forward the need for a 1FE (210 place) primary school to be sited within the development or, if this is not possible, within a reasonable distance from the development to enable pupils to walk to school, thus encouraging sustainable travel. Discussions are on-going with Adur District Council as to how this can best be accommodated in the area.

Lancing and Shoreham – secondary provision

Currently across the schools in the school planning area they have capacity to accommodate the rising number of pupils in the primary schools. The strategic allocations across the district fall mainly within the Lancing area and this will require careful monitoring of numbers to ensure timely expansion of the secondary provision in the school planning area to meet the continued increase in demand.

The table below outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the schools in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the longer term (6-15 years). The initial proposals are subject to consultation and therefore subject to change in response to the views of educationalists, parents and the wider community. Capital allocations may also have an impact on our ability to deliver and the nature of the provision.

Year project Additional commenced/ School provision New New proposed Project Type Scheme provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Primary Dependent on the New 1FE 30 - 60 education housing delivery expandable to places per 30 210 provision Lancing timescale 2FE primary year over 7 60 420 planning area school years

Primary Dependent on the New 1FE 30 places education housing delivery primary school per year 30 210 provision timescale over 7 years

Shoreham Harbour Sir Robert Dependent on the School 60 places 1500 plus Woodard housing delivery expansion by per year 300 provision Academy, timescale 2FE and over 5 years for 6th form Lancing relevant

provision for

6th form

The graphs overleaf indicate how we believe the pupil population will be affected based on the strategic housing allocation in the adopted Local Plan across the District in the timeframe shown.

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Adur District Primary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups R – 6

Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) Base 4,950 4,932 4,893 4,808 4,712 4,601

MIGPPRs 4,950 4,930 4,909 4,853 4,794 4,719

Adur District Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7 – 14

2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- Scenario 20 (A) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (A = Actual) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F = Forecast) Base 2,749 2,736 2,751 2,806 2,827 2,873 2,885 2,906 2,912 2,880 2,826 2,773

MIGPPRs 2,860 2,915 3,043 3,096 3,119 3,165 3,203 3,222 3,231 3,209 3,178 3,154

BASE MIGPPRs 3,300

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2,500 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) 2025-26 (F) 2026-27 (F) 2027-28 (F) 2028-29 (F) 2029-30 (F) 2030-31 (F) 2019-20 (A)

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The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

The data used to create the MIGPPRs forecasts considers the combined impacts of migration and planned housing, using the migration factor assumptions (through the application of pre-school, primary and secondary migration factors) in combination with the housing and pupil yield assumptions (includes the impacts of new housing, through the application of primary and secondary 'pupil yield' factors to a trajectory of planned housing growth provided by the District and Borough Councils).

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries ARUN DISTRICT Education in Arun

There are 35 primary schools including infant/junior schools in Arun district and six secondary schools, of which five have post 16 provision. The district is broken down into four school planning areas, Angmering, Barnham/Westergate, Bognor/Felpham and Littlehampton and the schools are divided into these areas in line with their geographical location. An increase in the pupil population in the district has led to an increasing demand for school places and this trend is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Looking at the severity of demand in recent years the birth rate alone does not reflect the increase in starting/transferring school applications received. These increases are partly due to inward migration and an increase of pupils from the existing housing developments in the area.

This demand is not likely to be evenly spread across the district due to the geography of the area, therefore some school planning areas will experience greater pressure than others.

The volume of housing development in the Arun Local Plan will have a significant impact on the existing education provision and solutions for this will be sought through negotiations with the district council and the developers. Specific requirements are detailed in our long term planning strategy.

Angmering – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 298 269 29 90% 2015 298 285 13 96% 2016 298 263 35 88% 2017 308 246 62 80% 2018 298 261 37 88% 2019 298 265 33 89% 2020 298 290 8 97% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Primary pupil numbers in the school planning area appear to have become more stable and the expansions at primary age provision appear sufficient to cater for the demand. Regular meetings are held and careful monitoring of pupil numbers will ensure early identification of ways to cater for a rise in pupil numbers in the future.

The table overleaf details the projects we have or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

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Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date

East Preston Additional Cohort 2015 Bulge class n/a n/a Infant of 30 for 7 years

East Preston Permanent 30 places per year 2016 90 270 Infant expansion over 3 years

St Wilfrid’s RC Primary, Permanent 10 places per year 2017 30 210 Angmering expansion over 7 years

East Preston Permanent 30 places per year Junior 2018 90 360 expansion over 4 years

St Margaret’s Published CE Primary Admission School 2018 10 places per year 60 490 Number Angmering reduction

Angmering – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 252 253 -1 100% 2015 252 252 0 100% 2016 252 252 0 100% 2017 270 249 21 92% 2018 270 227 43 84% 2019 270 227 43 84% 2020 270 268 2 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The increase in the cohorts in the primary schools is beginning to impact on the number of available places at the secondary provision. Permanent expansion of The Angmering School has been completed to cater for the additional demand for places.

The table overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

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Year project commenced/ Project Additional provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ proposed PAN Capacity implementation date School can offer The 2017 n/a additional places for Angmering Year 7 pupils within n/a n/a School existing

accommodation The 1350 plus Angmering Permanent 18 places per year over 2019 270 provision School expansion 5 years for 6th form

*new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

Barnham/Westergate – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 192 160 32 83% 2015 192 173 19 90% 2016 192 175 17 91% 2017 192 186 6 97% 2018 192 145 47 76% 2019 192 183 9 95% 2020 192 174 18 91% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Pupil numbers in the area have been static in recent years, updated analysis shows pupil numbers in the school planning area are predicted to rise in line with the historical trend. The available accommodation across the primary provision will require expansion to cater for the demand. Regular meetings are held to monitor pupil numbers and identify ways to cater for any potential rise in pupil numbers.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers, in the school planning area.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Additional 15 places Yapton Primary Permanent per year over 7 School 2021/22 60 420 expansion years

Barnham/Westergate– secondary provision

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Year PAN Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 300 260 40 87% 2015 300 273 27 91% 2016 300 243 57 81% 2017 330 253 77 77% 2018 330 301 29 91% 2019 330 331 -1 100% 2020 330 332 -2 100% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools. It should be noted that the St Philip Howard Catholic High School permanently increased its PAN for 2017 and future years from 150 to 180, although no additional accommodation has been provided by the County Council.

The table below details the projects we have, or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date St Philip Increased PAN, no 900 plus Permanent Howard Catholic 2017 building works 180 provision expansion High Academy undertaken by WSCC. for 6th form *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN. Bognor Regis / Felpham – primary provision

The table overleaf provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 675 635 40 94% 2015 705 691 14 98% 2016 705 709 -4 101% 2017 705 676 29 96% 2018 705 601 104 85% 2019 705 596 109 85% 2020 705 600 105 85% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

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Primary pupil numbers in the school planning area have seen a steady decline in recent years and whilst this does not reflect other areas of the county is based largely on changes to the demography in the area.

The table below details the projects we have, or plan to, undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Relocation of Permanent school and change Bartons Infant – re-provision of age range from 2014 30 210 Bartons Primary and infant (YR-Y2) to expansion all through primary (YR-Y6) Expansion of Laburnum Grove school and change Junior– Permanent of age range from 2014 60 420 Bersted Green expansion junior (Y3-Y6) to Primary all though primary (YR-Y6) Downview Permanent 30 places per year 2015 90 630 Primary School expansion over 7 years Rose Green Additional Cohort 2016 Bulge class n/a n/a Junior of 30 for 4 years Nyewood CE Permanent 15 places per year 2016 90 270 Infant expansion over 3 years Nyewood CE Permanent 15 places per year 2017 90 360 Junior expansion over 4 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Bognor Regis / Felpham – Secondary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available secondary places in Year 7 (PAN) compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 540 494 46 91% 2015 540 511 29 95% 2016 540 538 2 100% 2017 540 513 27 95% 2018 540 506 34 94% 2019 600 574 26 96% 2020 600 565 34 94% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

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Year project commenced/ Project Additional provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ proposed PAN Capacity implementation date Felpham 1500 plus Permanent 60 places per year Community 2019 300 provision for expansion over 5 years College 6th form *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools?

Littlehampton – primary provision

The table overleaf provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 435 416 19 96% 2015 465 459 6 99% 2016 465 512 -60 110% 2017 465 451 14 97% 2018 465 434 31 93% 2019 465 457 8 98% 2020 465 463 2 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The numbers of children requiring a school place at primary age has recently started to rise due in part to a higher than anticipated number of children coming from the housing developments at Toddington and Greencore, and as a result of inward migration. In order to accommodate these children in 2020 River Beach Primary School, part of the Schoolsworks Academy Trust, agreed to admit a bulge class for starting school, this will be reviewed in January 2021 when the application process for starting school closes. A school site had been secured as part of the Toddington development and the ESFA announced the successful sponsor of the school in 2015. Negotiations are ongoing and it is currently planned to open the school in 2023.

The table overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area. It also shows, where known, details of applications submitted to the DfE for sponsors to open additional education provision to cater for the increase in pupil demand.

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Year project Additional commenced/ provision New *New School proposed Project Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Rustington Permanent 30 places per 2015 90 630 Primary expansion year over 7 years Summerlea Additional Cohort 2016 Bulge class n/a n/a Primary of 30 for 7 years St Catherine’s Additional Cohort 2016 Bulge class n/a n/a Catholic Primary of 30 for 7 years River Beach Additional Cohort 2020 Bulge class n/a n/a Primary School of 30 for 7 years 1Schoolsworks New Free 60 places per 2023+ 60 420 Primary Academy School year over 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN 1Approved Free School Application Wave 11 announcement Nov 16. Littlehampton – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 330 268 62 81% 2015 330 271 59 82% 2016 330 211 119 64% 2017 330 270 60 82% 2018 330 248 82 75% 2019 330 252 78 76% 2020 330 249 81 75% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools.

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Net Capacities, Numbers on Roll & Occupancy Levels at Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name DISTRICT Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Rang Capacity Sept OCT Area e 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95%

SDNP Angmering * Clapham & ARUN P VC 4-11 56 8 28 Patching CE School Arun Angmering East Preston ARUN I C 4-7 270 90 259 Infant School Arun Angmering East Preston ARUN J A 7-11 375 90 290 Junior School Arun Angmering Ferring CE ARUN P VC 4-11 210 30 203 Primary School Arun Angmering Georgian ARUN P C 4-11 420 60 403 Gardens Community Primary School SDNP Angmering St John The ARUN P VA 4-11 140 20 145 Baptist CE Primary School Arun Angmering St Margaret's CE ARUN P VA 4-11 450 60 418 Primary School Arun Angmering St Wilfrid's ARUN P VA 4-11 210 30 194 Catholic Primary School Angmering Planning Area Total 2131 1940 91%

Arun Barnham/Westerg Aldingbourne ARUN P C 4-11 210 30 210 ate Primary School Arun Barnham/Westerg Barnham Primary ARUN P A 4-11 315 45 286 ate School Arun Barnham/Westerg Eastergate CE ARUN P VC 4-11 210 30 195 ate Primary School SDNP Barnham/Westerg Slindon CE ARUN P VC 4-11 84 12 64 ate Primary School Arun Barnham/Westerg Walberton & ARUN P VC 4-11 210 30 203 ate Binsted CE Primary School Arun Barnham/Westerg Yapton CE ARUN P VC 4-11 315 45 268 ate Primary School Barnham/Westergate Planning Area Total 1344 1226 91%

Arun Bognor/Felpham Bartons Primary ARUN P C 4-11 210 30 202 School Arun Bognor/Felpham Bersted Green ARUN P C 4-11 420 60 304 Primary School Arun Bognor/Felpham Bishop Tufnell CE ARUN P VA 4-11 627 90 515 (Aided) Primary School Arun Bognor/Felpham Downview ARUN P A 4-11 630 90 586 Primary School Arun Bognor/Felpham Edward Bryant ARUN P A 4-11 630 90 621 School Arun Bognor/Felpham Nyewood CE ARUN I VA 4-7 270 90 207 (Aided) Infant School Arun Bognor/Felpham Nyewood CE ARUN J VA 7-11 360 90 333 (Aided) Junior School Arun Bognor/Felpham Rose Green ARUN I C 4-7 270 90 263 Infant School Arun Bognor/Felpham Rose Green ARUN J A 7-11 384 96 376 Junior School Arun Bognor/Felpham South Bersted CE ARUN P VC 4-11 210 30 203 Primary School Arun Bognor/Felpham Southway ARUN P A 4-11 630 90 569 Primary School Arun Bognor/Felpham St Mary's ARUN P VA 4-11 300 45 311 Catholic (Aided) Primary School Bognor/Felpham Total 4941 4490 91%

Arun Littlehampton Arundel CE ARUN P VA 4-11 210 30 210 Primary School Arun Littlehampton Lyminster ARUN P C 4-11 210 30 205 Primary School

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Arun Littlehampton River Beach ARUN P A 4-11 724 90 684 Primary School Arun Littlehampton Rustington ARUN P A 4-11 630 90 583 Community Primary School Arun Littlehampton St Catherine's ARUN P VA 4-11 240 30 240 Catholic Primary School Arun Littlehampton St Mary's CE ARUN P VA 4-11 105 15 99 Primary School Arun Littlehampton St Philip's ARUN P VA 4-11 204 30 194 Catholic Primary School Arun Littlehampton Summerlea ARUN P C 4-11 486 60 442 Community Primary School Arun Littlehampton White Meadows ARUN P A 4-11 630 90 612 Primary School Littlehampton Planning Area Total 3439 3269 95% * School converted to an Academy with the Southdowns Education Trust trust w.e.f. 1 November 2020 after data collection

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Planning Planning School Name DISTRICT Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Area Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Arun Angmering Angmering School, ARUN S C 11-18 1768 270 1315 The Angmering Planning Area Total 1768 1315 74%

Arun Barnham/West St Philip Howard ARUN S A 11-18 1108 180 1133 ergate Catholic High School Arun Barnham/West Ormiston Six ARUN S A 11-16 816 150 542 ergate Villages Academy Barnham/Westergate Planning Area Total 1924 1675 87%

Arun Bognor Regis / The Regis School ARUN S A 11-18 1800 300 1607 Felpham Arun Bognor Regis / Felpham ARUN S C 11-18 1500 300 1420 Felpham Community College Bognor Regis/Felpham Planning Area Total 3300 3027 92%

Arun Littlehampton Littlehampton ARUN S A 11-18 1900 330 1334 Academy, The Littlehampton Planning Area Total 1900 1334 70%

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Angmering, Barnham/Westergate, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Long Term

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Angmering – primary provision The proposed strategic housing development across the area includes 800 units in Angmering North, and 250 in Angmering South and East. The cumulative impact of these allocations brings forward the requirement for land suitable for a 1FE (210 place) expandable to 2FE (420 place) primary school. WSCC were originally approached by Angmering Parish Council to undertake a land exchange, involving part of The Angmering School playing fields and land held by the parish know as Mayflower Park in order to enable a 2FE primary school to be built on the 1FE education site secured as part of an earlier development in the area known as Bramley Green. However, due to a number of constraints and covenants on the Mayflower Park site, at the parish Council Meeting held on 13/7/2020 it was resolved to no longer pursue this as a viable option. Should the pupil numbers in the planning area exceed the capacity of the existing schools WSCC will explore options for providing a school on the Bramley Green site.

Barnham/Westergate – primary provision

The proposed strategic housing development allocations across the area include 400 units in Fontwell, 500 in Yapton and 3,000 across Barnham/Eastergate and Westergate, (BEW). 2,300 of these are proposed during the Local Plan period with a further 700 dwellings proposed from 2031 onwards. The recent masterplan consultation for the development in BEW has detailed how 4,300 dwellings could be accommodated within the site.

The development in Fontwell required financial contributions to provide expansion at one of the primary schools in the school planning area by ½ FE.

The allocation in Yapton will require land suitable for a 2FE primary school and build costs for a 1FE primary school. Discussions are currently ongoing and exploratory feasibility studies have been undertaken to look at innovative ways to enable expansion of the existing school rather than another school in the village. A parcel of land to the south of the current school site has been offered to enable expansion to take place. Should this option not be tenable further discussions across the planning area will be required to ensure the developers mitigate the impact of the strategic allocations.

The original allocation for BEW (3,000 dwellings) required land suitable for 2 x 2FE primary with associated infrastructure and build costs for 1 x 2FE primary school and 1 x 1FE primary school capable of expansion to 2FE at the time the additional 700 dwellings come on stream. Should the additional 1,300 dwellings be approved the associated education infrastructure would need to be increased to ensure there is sufficient capacity for the anticipated number of pupils requiring a school place. This will mean an increase to land suitable for 2 x 3FE primary schools both with onsite early years provision and Special Support Centres (SSC).

Bognor Regis/Felpham – primary provision

The proposed strategic developments across the area include 400 units in Pagham South, 800 in Pagham North and 2,500 West of Bersted.

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The cumulative impact of the allocations in Pagham require land suitable for a 2FE primary school and build costs for a 1FE primary school and associated infrastructure. The preference is for the school to be located on land within the Summer Lane development with all the developers making contributions towards the build cost, of the school as required, to mitigate the impact of their development. However, it is recognised that this may not be possible therefore the strategic allocation at Hook Lane also has land allocated for a primary school. The allocation West of Bersted will require land and build costs for 1x3FE primary school with onsite provision for early years and SEND.

Littlehampton – primary provision

The strategic developments in the Littlehampton school planning area are split between Climping 300 dwellings, Ford 1,500 dwellings and the West Bank in Littlehampton 1,000 dwellings. The allocation for Climping will require financial contributions towards expansion of primary education in the school planning area.

The impact from the allocations for Ford will require land and build costs for a 2FE primary school with onsite provision for early years and SEND.

The allocation for West Bank will require land for a 2FE primary school with on site provision for early years and SEND. It will also require the associated build costs for a 1.5FE primary school and associated infrastructure.

The table below and continued overleaf outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation in the school planning areas to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the longer term (6-15 years). The initial proposals will be subject to consultation, and therefore subject to change in response to the views of educationalists, parents and the wider community. Capital allocations may also have an impact on our ability to deliver and the nature of the provision.

Year project commenced/ Additional provision New *New School/ scheme proposed Project Type implementation provided/ PAN Capacity date proposed

Primary education Dependent on the New 1FE 30 - 60 30 210 provision Angmering housing delivery expandable to places per 60 420 timescale 2FE primary year over 7

school years Primary education Dependent on the 2 x new 3FE 90 places 90 630 provision housing delivery primary school per year Barnham, timescale over 7 years 90 630 Eastergate Westergate (BEW) Primary education Dependent on the School 15 places provision housing delivery expansion per year tbc tbc Fontwell timescale over 7 years

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Year project commenced/ Additional proposed provision New New School/ scheme Project Type implementation provided/ PAN Capacity date proposed

Primary education Dependent on the 1 x new 1FE 30 – 60 30 210 provision Pagham housing delivery expandable to places per 60 420 timescale 2FE primary year over 7

school years Primary education Dependent on the 1 x new 3FE 90 places provision West of housing delivery primary school per year 90 630 Bersted timescale over 7 years Primary education Dependent on the Expansion of 30 places 30 210 Yapton housing delivery existing school per year

timescale serving over 7 years

Yapton by 1FE Primary education Dependent on the School 15 places provision Climping housing delivery expansion per year tbc tbc timescale over 7 years Primary education Dependent on the 1 x new 2FE 60 places provision Ford housing delivery primary school per year 60 420 timescale over 7 years Primary education Dependent on the School 15 places provision housing delivery expansion per year tbc tbc Littlehampton timescale over 7 years Primary education Dependent on the 1 x new 1.5FE 45 – 60 45 315 provision West housing delivery expandable to places per 60 420 Bank, Littlehampton timescale 2FE primary year over 7

school years

Arun District – secondary provision

There are currently six secondary schools in the District that broadly serve the immediate area where they are located (although it is recognised that pupils at secondary school age are prepared to travel a greater distance for education). The schools currently offer a cumulative total of 51FE. The proposed housing allocations across the District will, by the end of the plan period, create a requirement for a further 14FE, however if the increase in BEW of a further 1300 dwellings is approved this will increase the requirement by a further 1.5 - 2FE depending on the tenure of the housing. The County Council considers that schools should be provided close to where the need arises, as this will encourage sustainable travel behaviour. The largest development-related increase in the pupil population in Arun District is expected to arise in the Barnham/Westergate school planning area, as this includes the proposed strategic site allocations at BEW, Ford, Fontwell and Yapton. The existing schools in this area have limited capacity for expansion to meet this need. The Arun DC site assessment process has indicated that site options in the Ford area (outside of the proposed site allocation) should be considered and policies in the Arun Local Plan facilitate a new secondary school in this area.

It is anticipated that, depending on the phasing of the proposed housing allocations, the new secondary provision would need to be bought forward in at least two phases. However, the land provision should be of sufficient size to accommodate a 10FE secondary school in the first instance.

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The table below outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the secondary schools in the school planning areas to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the longer term (6-15 years).

Year project Additional commenced/ provision New New School/ scheme proposed Project Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Secondary Dependent on the New 10FE 180 places education provision housing delivery secondary per year Arun DC timescale school over over 5 years 180 900 two phases of increasing to 300 1500 6FE 300 places expandable to per year 10FE over 5 years

The graphs below and continued overleaf indicate how we believe the pupil population will be affected based on the strategic housing allocation in the adopted Local Plan across the District in the timeframe shown.

Arun District Primary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups R - 6

Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) Base 10,904 10,868 10,768 10,467 10,160 10,012

MIGPPRs 10,904 10,960 11,126 11,239 11,303 11,423

Arun District Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7-14

2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030-31 Scenario 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 (F) (A = Actual) (A) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F = Forecast) Base 7,135 7,268 7,430 7,637 7,867 7,911 7,845 7,821 7,767 7,562 7,331 7,234 MIGPPRs 7,135 7,287 7,594 8,043 8,529 8,794 8,917 9,081 9,224 9,233 9,199 9,262

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The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries CHICHESTER DISTRICT Education in Chichester

There are 47 primary schools, including infant and junior schools, in Chichester district and six secondary schools, of which four have post 16 provision. The district is broken down into four school planning areas: Bourne, Chichester, Manhood and Rother Valley and the schools are divided into these areas in line with their geographical location. This is an area where there is considerable pupil movement in the Bourne, Chichester and Rother Valley school planning areas of the district, making detailed planning more difficult. The area borders Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north and has good rail and road links which aid pupil movement across the area and between local authorities. The availability of church schools also attracts children from some distance.

An increase in the pupil population in the district led to an increased demand for school places these geographical areas had their provision increased to cater for the demand.

Bourne – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 195 171 24 88% 2015 200 203 -3 102% 2016 200 220 -20 110% 2017 220 197 23 90% 2018 220 190 30 86% 2019 220 211 9 96% 2020 220 187 33 85% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Primary age provision across the school planning areas have been expanded to cater for the anticipated demand.

The table below and continued overleaf details the projects we have undertaken in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Chidham Parochial Permanent 5 places per year 2015 20 140 Primary expansion over 7 years Permanent 10 places per year Chidham Parochial expansion 2017 over 7 years 30 210 Primary

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Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Thorney Island 2016 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Primary of 30 for 7 years Compton and Up Permanent 5 places per year 2017 20 140 Marden CE Primary expansion over 7 years Permanent 5 places per year Funtington Primary 2017 20 140 expansion over 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

We continue to work closely in conjunction with the military and the primary education provision for Thorney Island, where considerable pupil movement is on-going due to changes in the regiments stationed on the island.

Bourne – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 150 148 2 99% 2015 150 149 1 99% 2016 150 150 0 100% 2017 150 140 10 93% 2018 180 156 24 87% 2019 180 163 17 90% 2020 180 179 1 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The increase in the cohorts in the primary schools and the regimental changes on Thorney Island have impacted on the number of available places at the secondary provision in the school planning area. Expansion of the school has taken place to cater for this increased.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area. Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date School able to offer

additional places Bourne 2017 n/a for Year 7 pupils n/a n/a Community within existing College accommodation Bourne Permanent 30 places per year Community 2019 180 900 expansion over 5 years College *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

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Chichester – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the Reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 517 487 30 94% 2015 515 505 10 98% 2016 545 517 28 95% 2017 545 502 43 92% 2018 545 491 54 90% 2019 545 473 72 87% 2020 545 455 90 83% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects that we have undertaken in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Parklands Primary Additional Cohort 2014 Bulge class n/a n/a of 30 for 7 years Parklands Primary Permanent 30 places per 2016 60 420 expansion year over 7 years Portfield Primary Reduction in PAN 2014 Remodel 30 210 Academy by 15 places Kingsham Primary Reduction in PAN 2015 Remodel 45 315 Academy by 2 places *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. Rumboldswhyke Infant School converted to an academy with Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership on 1 October 2020. A consultation seeking the communities views on the school becoming an all through Primary Provision was undertaken between 9 November and 16 December. To date we have not been made aware of the results of this consultation.

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Chichester – secondary provision

The table below details how the changes to the PAN for available secondary school places have been reduced to better reflect the number of pupils currently seeking a place in the school planning area. The accommodation within the school still exists and can be brought back into use, with agreement from the relevant Academy Trust, as the cohorts in the primary schools increase.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Chichester Free New Free 2014 Increased PAN 90 630 School School Chichester Free New Free 2015 Increased PAN 120 600 School School Boys’ & Girls’ schools Chichester High 2016 n/a amalgamated for the 270 n/a School Year 7 intake Increased PAN no Permanent Bishop Luffa CE 2016 building works by 240 1200 expansion WSCC. *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into year 7 with the increased PAN.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools.

Manhood Peninsula

The Manhood Peninsula covers a large area in the south of the county and for planning school places is spilt across the two main centres of Selsey and the Witterings. Selsey – primary provision

The table overleaf provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the Reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%.

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Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 90 86 4 95% 2015 90 82 8 91% 2016 90 84 6 86% 2017 90 77 13 86% 2018 90 86 4 95% 2019 90 61 29 67% 2020 90 61 29 67% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand. The Witterings – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the Reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 80 52 28 65% 2015 80 70 10 88% 2016 80 77 3 97% 2017 80 70 10 88% 2018 80 71 9 89% 2019 80 87 -7 101% 2020 80 73 7 91% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

In 2019 East Wittering Primary School agreed to admit pupils above their PAN of 45, these pupils could be accommodated utilising surplus places in other year groups. Regular meetings are held with the schools in the planning area to monitor pupil numbers should the number of pupils requiring a school place continue to exceed available places these meetings will enable us to identify ways to cater for the demand.

The table below details the projects that we have or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area. Year project Additional commenced/ provision New New School proposed Project Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date East Wittering 2017 Replacement of n/a Primary existing temporary n/a n/a classrooms Existing TBC Permanent Additional Primary expansion 15 – 30 provision, not places per tbc tbc yet determined year over 7 years

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Manhood Peninsula - secondary provision

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand.

Rother Valley - primary provision

The Rother Valley covers a large area in the south of the County with many of the schools being cited in the South Downs National Park. The demography of the area does mean that some areas have a higher demand for pupil places than others which can lead to some schools being required to admit bulge classes despite their appearing to be capacity across the area. The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%.

Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 310 280 30 90% 2015 310 301 9 97% 2016 310 270 40 87% 2017 310 285 25 92% 2018 310 266 44 86% 2019 310 270 40 87% 2020 310 270 40 87% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table overleaf details the projects that we have, or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

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Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Easebourne C of E 2017 Bulge Class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Primary of 15 for 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. Rother Valley - secondary provision

The table overleaf provides historic information on the total number of available secondary places in Year 7 compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%.

Year PAN Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 180 215 -35 119% 2015 180 187 -7 104% 2016 180 192 -12 107% 2017 210 200 10 95% 2018 210 198 12 94% 2019 210 223 -13 106% 2020 210 231 -21 110% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Due to the historic decrease in numbers on roll at the school the Academy Trust chose to reduce its PAN to 180 in 2013. However, as the table above shows this reduction has been breached every year and the school have admitted additional pupils from the local area. The accommodation within the school for 240 pupils in each year group still exists and is being bought back into use as the cohorts in the school continue to rise, should future demand be predicted to outstrip the current capacity, discussions with the Academy Trust to identify ways to accommodate pupils from across the area will be undertaken.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Midhurst Rother Reduction in PAN 2015 n/a 180 1500 College of 2FE (60 places) PAN increased to Midhurst Rother reflect the number 2017 n/a 210 1500 College of pupils in the area

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Chichester District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Chichester Southbourne Bosham Primary School P C 4-11 200 30 210

Chichester Southbourne Chidham Parochial Primary P VC 4-11 201 30 198 School SDNP Southbourne Compton & Up Marden CEP P VC 4-11 140 20 55 School SDNP Southbourne Funtington Primary School P C 4-11 140 20 94

Chichester Southbourne Southbourne Infant School I C 4-7 180 60 177

Chichester Southbourne Southbourne Junior School J C 7-11 240 60 235

Chichester Southbourne Thorney Island Community P C 4-11 240 30 227 Primary School Chichester Southbourne Westbourne Primary School P C 4-11 208 30 204

Bourne Planning Area Total 1549 1400 90%

Chichester Chichester Birdham CE Primary School P VC 4-11 147 21 119

Chichester Chichester Boxgrove CE Primary School P VC 4-11 70 10 73

Chichester Chichester Central CE Junior School J A 7-11 360 90 137

Chichester Chichester Chichester Free School P FS 4-11 420 60 423

Chichester Chichester Fishbourne CE Primary P VC 4-11 210 30 210 School Chichester Chichester Jessie Younghusband School P C 4-11 210 30 212

Chichester Chichester Kingsham Primary School P A 4-11 329 45 286

Chichester Chichester * Lancastrian Infant School I C 4-7 135 45 67

SDNP Chichester Lavant CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 112

Chichester Chichester March CE Primary School The P A 4-11 209 30 201

Chichester Chichester North Mundham Primary P C 4-11 208 30 205 School Chichester Chichester Parklands Community P C 4-11 420 60 428 Primary School Chichester Chichester Portfield Primary School P A 4-11 240 30 207 Academy Chichester Chichester Rumboldswhyke CE Infant I A 4-7 124 40 30 School SDNP Chichester Singleton CE Primary School P VC 4-11 70 10 62

Chichester Chichester St Richard's Catholic Primary P VA 4-11 315 45 312 School Chichester Chichester Tangmere Primary Academy P A 4-11 210 30 218

SDNP Chichester West Dean CE Primary P VC 4-11 102 14 97 School Chichester Planning Area Total 3884 3399 88%

Chichester Manhood East Wittering Community P C 4-11 315 45 288 School Chichester Manhood Medmerry Primary School P A 4-11 210 30 207

Chichester Manhood Seal Primary School P A 4-11 413 60 334

Chichester Manhood Sidlesham Primary School P C 4-11 140 20 137

Chichester Manhood West Wittering Parochial CE P VC 4-11 105 15 101 School Manhood Planning Area Total 1183 1067 90%

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Bury CE Primary School P VA 4-11 70 10 62

Chichester Midhurst/Petworth Camelsdale Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 207

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Duncton CE Junior School J VC 7-11 81 20 59

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Easebourne CE Primary P VC 4-11 243 30 224 School SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Fernhurst Primary School P A 4-11 210 30 165

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Fittleworth CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 134

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Graffham Infant School I VC 4-7 60 20 56

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SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Harting CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 124

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Hollycombe Primary School P C 4-11 105 15 103

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Midhurst CE Primary School P VC 4-11 297 30 199

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Northchapel Community P C 4-11 105 15 57 Primary School SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Petworth CE Primary School P VC 4-11 210 30 187

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Rake CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 108

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Rogate CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 65

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth St James' CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 71

SDNP Midhurst/Petworth Stedham Primary School P C 4-11 105 15 76

Rother Valley Planning Area Total 2291 1897 83% * School converted to an Academy with the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust trust w.e.f. 1 December 2020 after data collection

Chichester District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Chichester Bourne Bourne Community College S F 11-16 900 180 793

Bourne Planning Area Total 900 793 88%

Chichester Chichester Bishop Luffa Church of S A 11-18 1466 240 1522 England School Chichester Chichester Chichester Free School S FS 11-18 600 120 600

Chichester Chichester Chichester High School S A 11-18 1600 300 1355

Chichester Planning Area Total 3666 3477 95%

Chichester Manhood The Academy Selsey S A 11-16 750 150 426

Manhood Planning Area Total 750 426 57%

SDNP Midhurst/Petworh Midhurst Rother College S A 11-18 1500 180 1146

Rother Valley Planning Area Total 1500 1146 76%

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Bourne – primary provision

Many of the housing developments mentioned in the Local Plan and those that form part of the neighbourhood plan allocations are currently in build. This, in addition to the recent upturn in the birth rate across the school planning area, means careful monitoring of the pupil numbers in the school planning area at both primary and secondary age is required. Should the County Council determine that further expansion of any of the schools to meet the demand is required this will be undertaken in discussion with educationalists, the current schools and diocese.

Year project Additional commenced/ School/ Project provision New New proposed scheme Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Dependent on the Primary housing delivery School 15-30 places per education tbc tbc timescale expansion year over 7 years provision

Chichester – primary provision

There are several strategic developments planned (some are in build) across the district including 500 dwellings each at Westhampnett and Shopwhyke, 1,000 in Tangmere and up to 1,600 West of Chichester. Financial contributions have been sought for all sectors of education as well as primary school sites on the Tangmere and West of Chichester development sites, each for a 1FE (210 place), expandable to 2FE (420 place) primary school.

The table overleaf shows how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation in the school planning areas to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the longer term (6-15 years).

Year project commenced/ Additional School/ Project New New proposed places per year scheme Type PAN Capacity implementation group date Primary Dependent on the education School 15-30 places per housing delivery tbc tbc provision expansion year over 7 years timescale Chichester East Primary Dependent on the education School 15 places per housing delivery tbc tbc provision expansion year over 7 years timescale Chichester North Primary Dependent on the education School 15 places per housing delivery tbc tbc provision expansion year over 7 years timescale Chichester South West of Dependent on the New 30-60 places per 30 210 Chichester housing delivery primary year over 7 years 60 420 timescale school Dependent on the New Tangmere 30-60 places per 30 210 housing delivery primary Village year over 7 years 60 420 timescale school

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Manhood Peninsula – primary provision

Many of the housing developments mentioned in the Local Plan and those that form part of the parish allocations are currently in build. Careful monitoring of the pupil numbers in the school planning area is required. Should the County Council determine that further expansion of any of the schools to meet the demand is required, this will be undertaken in discussion with the current schools and the academy trusts.

Year project Additional commenced/ School/ Project provision New New proposed scheme Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Primary Dependent on the School 15-30 places per education housing delivery tbc tbc expansion year over 7 years provision timescale

Rother Valley – primary provision

This school planning area, whilst part of Chichester District, falls within the South Downs National Park, which is a planning authority in its own right. Chichester District – secondary provision

All the secondary schools in the district currently have sufficient capacity to cater for increased pupil numbers in relation to the strategic developments. The graphs below and continued overleaf indicate how we believe the pupil population will be affected based on the strategic housing allocation in the adopted Local Plan across the District in the timeframe shown.

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Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast)

Base 7,860 7,738 7,624 7,393 7,177 6,985

MIGPPRs 7,860 7,802 7,882 7,906 7,907 7,883

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Chichester District Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7-14

Scenario 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- (A = Actual) 20 (A) 21 (F) 22 (F) 23 (F) 24 (F) 25 (F) 26 (F) 27 (F) 28 (F) 29 (F) 30 (F) 31 (F) (F = Forecast)

Base 5,672 5,862 5,938 6,092 6,203 6,230 6,199 6,205 6,072 5,901 5,697 5,528

MIGPPRs 5,672 5,895 6,071 6,373 6,592 6,704 6,741 6,838 6,810 6,773 6,704 6,654

The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries CRAWLEY BOROUGH Education in Crawley

There are 26 primary schools in Crawley borough and seven secondary schools, and one all through school The Gatwick School. The Borough is broken down into four school planning areas, North East, North West, South East and South West and the schools are divided into these areas in line with their geographical location. Demand for primary school places has plateaued in Crawley after a period of rapid growth and demand is forecast to fall away. Significant new housing, immigration patterns (as the town is close to Gatwick airport), inward migration from London (where house prices are higher), and economic growth and full employment (due to the proximity of the town to the M23 corridor and Gatwick Diamond) played a part in this growth. However, this appears to now have stabilised with the underlying birth rate falling and further exacerbated by COVID and the fall off in employment at the airport.

The growth in demand for primary places from 2012, is having a corresponding increase on the demand for secondary places from 2018, with a potential shortfall in places anticipated this year and for a further four years. This however is likely to fall away again as the smaller cohorts in Crawley primaries near secondary age from 2024.

A free school opened in the Manor Royal Industrial Estate called The Gatwick School in September 2014 offering both primary and secondary places. The offer of secondary school places has relieved the initial pressure on secondary schools across the Borough as the growth in primary has begun to impact the secondary phase. However, there is some uncertainty about the school, which recently had to appeal a planning decision, as its substantive planning application was refused.

Crawley North East – primary provision

Forge Wood Primary opened in its new building in September 2017. The school serves the new development of Forge Wood, a strategic development of up to 1900 homes of which half are now built out. The school offers 60 places per year of age but could expand further if required. The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95% .

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 300 239 61 80% 2015 300 309 -9 103% 2016 360 356 4 99% 2017 390 288 102 74% 2018 390 325 65 83% 2019 390 344 46 88% 2020 390 331 59 85% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

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The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area. It also shows, where known, details of applications submitted to the DfE for sponsors to open additional education provision to cater for the increase in pupil demand.

School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date The Gatwick 2014 New Free 60 places per year 60 420 School School over 7 years Northgate 2016 Permanent 30 places per year 90 630 Primary expansion over 7 years Forge Wood 2016 New 30 places in Primary Primary temporary Academy accommodation Forge Wood 2017 New 60 places per year 60 420 Primary Primary over 7 years Academy *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Crawley North East – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 420 267 153 64% 2015 420 337 83 80% 2016 420 341 79 81% 2017 420 377 43 90% 2018 420 412 8 98% 2019 420 417 3 99% 2020 420 399 21 95% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the school planning area.

School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date The Gatwick 2014 New Free 120 places per year 120 600 School School of age at secondary, plus a sixth form *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with an increased PAN.

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Crawley North West – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 510 543 -33 106% 2015 600 548 52 91% 2016 600 549 51 92% 2017 600 515 85 86% 2018 600 569 31 95% 2019 600 545 55 91% 2020 600 490 110 82% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

School Year project Project Type Additional New *New commenced/ provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Waterfield 2014 Bulge class Additional n/a n/a Primary Cohort of 30 for 3 years Gossops Green 2015 Permanent 15 places per 90 630 Primary expansion year over 7 years The Mill Primary 2015 Permanent 30 places per 90 630 Academy expansion year over 7 years Our Lady Queen 2015 Permanent 15 places per 60 420 of Heaven expansion year over 7 Catholic Primary years Waterfield 2015 Permanent 30 places per 60 420 Primary expansion year over 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Crawley North West – secondary provision

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Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 540 518 22 96% 2015 540 540 0 100% 2016 540 537 3 99% 2017 540 541 -1 100% 2018 540 532 8 99% 2019 570 572 -2 101% 2020 570 598 -28 105% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Ifield Community College took an additional form of entry to cater for an oversubscription of numbers within catchment in 2018. The PAN has permanently increased from 180 to 210 from 2019 utilising existing accommodation previously used for Adult Education. St Wilfrid’s RC Secondary has seen high levels of demand. The school has taken a bulge class in 2019 and 2020.

School Year project Project Type Additional New *New commenced/ provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Ifield Community 2019 Permanent 30 places per 210 150 College expansion year over 5 years St Wilfrid’s RC 2019/20 Temporary Bulge class of 180 n/a Secondary expansion 30 places

Crawley South East – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 240 258 -18 108% 2015 240 241 -1 100% 2016 240 239 1 100% 2017 240 239 1 100% 2018 240 239 1 100% 2019 240 222 18 93% 2020 240 239 1 100% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Pound Hill 2016 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Junior School of 30 for 4 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Crawley South East – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 240 239 1 100% 2015 240 242 -2 101% 2016 240 238 2 99% 2017 240 238 2 99% 2018 240 239 1 100% 2019 240 238 2 99% 2020 240 235 5 98% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools.

Crawley South West – primary provision

PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 465 441 24 95% 2015 480 469 11 98% 2016 480 447 33 93% 2017 480 435 45 91% 2018 480 406 74 85% 2019 480 449 31 94% 2020 480 446 34 93% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Southgate Primary 2014 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a of 30 for 7 years Desmond 2015 Permanent 15 places per 60 420 Anderson Primary expansion year over 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Crawley South West – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 240 161 79 67% 2015 240 175 65 73% 2016 240 153 87 64% 2017 240 201 39 84% 2018 240 198 42 83% 2019 240 187 53 78% 2020 240 204 36 85% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools.

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Crawley Borough Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Crawley Crawley NE Forge Wood Primary School P A 4-11 420 60 232

Crawley Crawley NE Milton Mount Primary P A 4-11 630 90 570 School Crawley Crawley NE Northgate Primary School P C 4-11 630 90 599

Crawley Crawley NE The Gatwick Free School P FS 4-11 420 60 368

Crawley Crawley NE Three Bridges Primary P C 4-11 630 90 650 School Crawley North East Planning Area Total 2730 2419 89%

Crawley Crawley NW Bewbush Academy P A 4-11 630 90 545

Crawley Crawley NW Gossops Green Primary P C 4-11 630 90 584 School Crawley Crawley NW Langley Green Primary P C 4-11 432 60 451 School Crawley Crawley NW Mill Primary School The P A 4-11 648 90 501

Crawley Crawley NW Our Lady Queen of Heaven P VA 4-11 420 60 391 Catholic Primary School Crawley Crawley NW St Francis of Assisi Catholic P VA 4-11 420 60 414 Primary School Crawley Crawley NW St Margaret's CE Primary P VA 4-11 420 60 396 School, Ifield Crawley Crawley NW Waterfield Primary School P A 4-11 420 60 366

Crawley Crawley NW West Green Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 208

Crawley North West Planning Area Total 4230 3856 91%

Crawley Crawley SE Brook Infant School I C 4-7 180 60 170

Crawley Crawley SE Maidenbower Infant School I C 4-7 270 90 263

Crawley Crawley SE Maidenbower Junior School J C 7-11 600 150 592

Crawley Crawley SE Pound Hill Infant School I A 4-7 270 90 269

Crawley Crawley SE Pound Hill Junior School J C 7-11 360 90 357

Crawley South East Planning Area Total 1680 1651 98%

Crawley Crawley SW Broadfield Primary P A 4-11 630 90 552 Academy Crawley Crawley SW Desmond Anderson School P A 4-11 420 60 433

Crawley Crawley SW Hilltop Primary School The P A 4-11 630 90 600

Crawley Crawley SW Seymour Primary School P A 4-11 630 90 465

Crawley Crawley SW Oaks Primary School The P A 4-11 432 60 446

Crawley Crawley SW Southgate Primary School P A 4-11 480 60 342

Crawley Crawley SW St Andrew's CE Primary, P VA 4-11 210 30 201 Furnace Green Crawley South West Planning Area Total 3432 3039 89% Crawley Borough Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Crawley Crawley NE The Gatwick Free School S FS 11-18 600 120 458

Crawley Crawley NE Hazelwick School S A 11-18 1813 300 1842

Crawley North 2413 2300 95% East Planning Area Crawley Crawley NW Holy Trinity C of E Secondary S VA 11-18 1365 210 1277 School Crawley Crawley NW Ifield Community College, S C 11-18 1274 210 1150 Crawley

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Crawley Crawley NW St Wilfrid's Catholic S VA 11-18 949 150 964 Comprehensive Crawley North 3588 3391 95% West Planning Area Crawley Crawley SE Oriel High School S C 11-18 1548 240 1390

Crawley South 1548 1390 90% East Planning Area Crawley Crawley SW Thomas Bennett Community S A 11-18 1695 240 1064 College Crawley South 1695 1064 63% West Planning Area

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Crawley North East – primary provision

A strategic allocation of 1,900 homes is well underway with over 800 homes at Forge Wood completed. From September 2017 the 2FE Forge Wood Primary opened in its permanent building. There is land adjacent to the school that is set aside for expansion should a further form of entry be required in the future. The school opened initially with one class in the reception year. Year project commenced/ School/ Project Additional places New *New proposed scheme Type per year group PAN Capacity implementation date Forge Wood 30 places per year Primary School 2025+ Expansion 90 630 over seven years

North West – primary provision

With the opening of Kilnwood Vale primary school in 2019 there is unlikely to be basic need for additional places in Crawley NW in the longer term. Kilnwood Vale sits within the Horsham East planning area but abuts Crawley and was originally envisaged as a new neighbourhood for the town.

Crawley South East, South West – primary provision

There may be some localised incremental growth in Crawley Town Centre with several planning applications for blocks of flats/change of use from offices. We are monitoring numbers carefully as it can be difficult to predict the number of children that require school places that live in apartments (young families often wish to move up the housing ladder but this can be dependent on the prevailing economic conditions and property market).

Should demand increase significantly an existing primary school in the area may have to expand rather than a new school coming forward, as this area is predominantly high-density housing with little land availability for a school site. However, with surplus capacity currently in these areas, it may not be required but we are listing this as an option at present.

Year project commenced/ School/ Project Additional places New *New proposed scheme Type per year group PAN Capacity implementation date Existing Primary School in South 30 places per year 2025+ Expansion tbc tbc West Planning over seven years Area *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Crawley Borough – secondary provision

With significant growth in primary numbers across Crawley since 2012, expansion of secondary schools is required for a number of years. However, in the longer term the numbers in primary fall away back to the numbers a decade

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ago. A new secondary free school was approved by the Secretary of State in the Spring of 2017 to serve Crawley Borough. The school is to be delivered by the ESFA depending on site availability and other factors. It appears that the only suitable site is likely to be to the West of Crawley in Horsham District should further development come forward. In the meantime, existing schools maybe asked to take over numbers. WSCC continue to review and monitor forecasts twice a year and local plan developments on an ongoing basis. Year project commenced/ School/ Project Additional places New New proposed scheme Type per year group PAN Capacity implementation date 1Crawley Free 2025+ New 180 places per 180 900 School/Forge dependent on secondary year over 5 years Wood High the delivery free school plus 6th form programme by the ESFA 1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

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Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) Base 10,727 10,785 10,660 10,529 10,380 10,290 MIGPPRs 10,727 10,813 10,738 10,728 10,671 10,592

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Crawley Borough Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7-14

Scenario 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- (A = Actual) 20 (A) 21 (F) 22 (F) 23 (F) 24 (F) 25 (F) 26 (F) 27 (F) 28 (F) 29 (F) 30 (F) 31 (F) (F = Forecast) Base 7,920 8,163 8,513 8,757 9,028 9,178 9,306 9,321 9,335 9,224 9,130 9,012

MIGPPRs 7,920 8,178 8,567 8,899 9,255 9,425 9,585 9,670 9,740 9,693 9,641 9,537

The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries HORSHAM DISTRICT Education in Horsham

There are 44 primary schools in Horsham district and five secondary schools, of which two have post 16 provision, The Weald and Steyning Grammar School. The district is broken down into four school planning areas, Billingshurst, Horsham East, Horsham West and Steyning/Storrington and the schools are divided into these areas in line with their geographical location. Billingshurst – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95% Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 307 280 27 91% 2015 307 304 3 99% 2016 307 293 14 95% 2017 317 292 25 92% 2018 317 287 30 91% 2019 317 261 56 82% 2020 317 288 29 91% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Overall, pupil numbers have plateaued across the Billingshurst planning area which has several small rural schools. However, numbers have been increasing in Billingshurst itself and there are plans for a new school to the east of Billingshurst in the longer term to cater for additional pupil numbers arising from new housing.

In the interim, more places can be made available at surrounding and neighbouring village schools that currently take children from out of catchment. The most accessible neighbouring school in the village of Wisborough Green now offers 30 places per year rather than its previous PAN of 25 places.

The table below and continued overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers. Loxwood Primary School increased its PAN from 25 to 30 for September 2017 in existing accommodation.

School Year project Project Additional New PAN *New commenced/ Type provision Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Shipley 2014 Permanent 3 places per 12 84 Primary expansion year over 7 years Wisborough 2017 Permanent 5 places per 30 210 Green Primary expansion year over 7 years

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School Year project Project Additional New PAN *New commenced/ Type provision Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Loxwood 2017 Increase in 5 places per 30 210 Primary Published year over 7 Admission years Number *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Billingshurst – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 270 260 10 96% 2015 270 279 -9 103% 2016 270 272 -2 101% 2017 300 297 3 99% 2018 300 297 3 99% 2019 300 297 3 99% 2020 300 298 2 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The Weald Secondary School has expanded from nine forms of entry to ten forms of entry (adding an extra class from Y7 initially and then growing incrementally upwards). The phased expansion of the school from Year 7 onwards began in September 2017. Another form of entry from the early 2020s may be required as more houses are built and occupied.

The table below outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the secondary school in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers in the short term.

School Year project Project Additional New PAN *New commenced/ Type provision Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date The Weald 2017 Permanent 30 places 300 1500 expansion per year over 5 years

*new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with an increased PAN.

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Horsham East – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 423 403 20 95% 2015 423 409 14 96% 2016 427 415 12 97% 2017 433 414 19 96% 2018 433 405 28 94% 2019 493 459 34 93% 2020 523 516 6 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Currently there are sufficient primary school places in the Horsham East planning area. However, all schools in Horsham town are likely to be full from 2020 in Year R with few surplus places or buffer for parental preference. Some children may have to be admitted to schools to the west of Horsham. Currently there is a trend for children to travel from the west to the east of the town.

A strategic allocation of 2,500 (planning permission for 2,820) dwellings is well underway with over 880 homes completed and occupied at Kilnwood Vale (west of Bewbush). The site sits within Horsham East planning area but is immediately adjacent to Crawley Borough and was originally envisaged as a new neighbourhood for Crawley.

A new primary free school opened in September 2019 to serve Kilnwood Vale procured by the housing developer Crest Nicholson and is sponsored by the Academy Trust GLF.

The school opened with one class in YR and a nursery/pre-school but has the building available to take two classes in each year group as the school expands. It is planned that the school will take two classes from 2021 and can grow further to three classes if required as more of the housing development is built out and occupied. This would require the building of a further classroom block.

The school has opened with one class in YR and a nursery/pre-school but has the building available to take two classes in each year group as the school expands. It is envisaged that the school will grow as more of the housing development is built out and occupied.

The table overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date St Robert 2015 Increase in 4 places per year 24 168 Southwell PAN over 7 years Catholic Primary St Robert 2017 Increase in 6 places per year 30 210 Southwell PAN over 7 years Catholic Primary 1Kilnwood Vale 2019 New primary 60 places per 60 420 Primary school year over 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

Horsham West – primary provision

2014 510 461 49 90% 2015 530 477 53 90% 2016 530 474 56 89% 2017 530 466 64 88% 2018 530 444 86 84% 2019 470 422 48 90% 2020 470 446 24 95% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Following the development of the strategic site west of Horsham, and to the south of Broadbridge Heath, Shelley Primary School is being expanded and there is a proposed new school at Wickhurst Green. The proposed new primary free school has been approved by the Secretary of State for Education, its programme is subject to decision by the ESFA, which is tasked with delivering the school.

Careful monitoring of the numbers in the Southwater area is taking place, as there is a significant amount of new housing proposed both in the short term and the longer term. There has not been an increase in demand for places to date.

The table overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Shelley 2016 Permanent 20 places per 60 360 Primary expansion year over 7 years 1Wickhurst 2024+ (dependent on New primary 60 places per 60 420 Green programme of ESFA) free year over 7 years primary school *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. 1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

Horsham (East and West) – secondary provision

The secondary provision in the area is amalgamated, as pupils do tend to move between the schools across the two school planning areas.

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 828 819 9 99% 2015 828 829 -1 100% 2016 828 820 8 99% 2017 828 834 -6 101% 2018 888 886 2 100% 2019 948 896 52 95% 2020 948 921 27 97% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

There are now four secondary schools in Horsham, Millais School for Girls, Forest School, Tanbridge House and Bohunt Horsham. Bohunt Horsham opened in 2019 on a temporary site in Hurst Road until the school can move to its new purpose-built accommodation to the North of Horsham from January 2022. The school has opened with four forms of entry and then will expand to eight forms of entry in September 2021 and continue with eight forms of entry when it relocates to its new building.

The North Horsham development of 2,750 dwellings north of the A264 has planning permission and the school site has been made available to the Department for Education who are building the school. Bohunt Horsham is planned as an all through school arranged on a campus with Primary, SEN and Early Years facilities. The primary element of the school is currently on hold with no immediate plans to open until the housing is occupied.

In the Summer Term of 2020 the Local Authority, and the Local Governing Body of Forest School for Boys consulted to propose to change the provision at the school from a single sex boys’ school to a co-educational school with effect from September 2021. The consultation was approved by the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills in September 2020 meaning the change in provision will take effect for those applying for a school place in September 2021.

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The existing cohorts of boys will remain single sex year groups and will continue to receive their education at the school until they leave at the age of 16.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

School Year project Project Type Additional New *New commenced/ provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Tanbridge 2014 Permanent 60 places per 1500 House School expansion year over 5 300 years Tanbridge 2017 Bulge class Additional n/a n/a House School Cohort of 15 for 5 years Forest School 2018 Bulge class Additional n/a n/a for Boys Cohort of 42 places for up to 5 years Millais School 2018 Bulge class Additional n/a n/a for Girls Cohort of 30 for 5 years 1Bohunt Sept 2019 Embryo new 120 places for 120 240 Horsham school one to two Secondary years

1Bohunt Sept 2021 Secondary 240 places per 240 1200 Horsham free school on year over 5 Secondary permanent years site from Jan 2022 *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with an increased PAN. 1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

Steyning (Chanctonbury) – primary provision

Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 203 213 -10 105% 2015 203 187 16 92% 2016 203 209 -6 103% 2017 203 187 16 92% 2018 203 159 44 78% 2019 203 177 26 87% 2020 203 164 59 81% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand.

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Storrington (STARS) – primary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available primary places in the reception year across all primary schools in the school planning area compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95% Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 159 149 10 94% 2015 159 132 27 83% 2016 159 145 14 91% 2017 160 147 13 92% 2018 160 142 18 89% 2019 160 155 5 97% 2020 160 159 1 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places across the schools in the school planning area is sufficient to meet the demand. The table below details the projects that were undertaken following the implementation of the Age of Transfer for the school planning area in 2017. School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision provided/ PAN Capacity proposed proposed implementation date Amberley CE 2017 Permanent Provision of additional n/a 70 Primary expansion accommodation to School cater for the retention of YR6 pupils Ashington CE 2017 Permanent Provision of additional n/a 210 Primary expansion accommodation to School cater for the retention of YR6 pupils St Mary’s CE 2017 Permanent Provision of additional n/a 105 Primary expansion accommodation to School cater for the retention of YR6 pupils Storrington 2017 Permanent Provision of additional n/a 420 Primary expansion accommodation to School cater for the retention of YR6 pupils Thakeham 2017 Permanent Relocation of school 15 105 Primary expansion to Rock Road, School Storrington and increase PAN West 2017 Permanent Provision of additional n/a 210 Chiltington expansion accommodation to Community cater for the retention Primary of YR6 pupils School *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

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Steyning (Chanctonbury and STARS) – secondary provision

Year PAN Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 210 210 0 100% 2015 210 210 0 100% 2016 210 210 0 103% 2017 376 352 24 94% 2018 376 357 19 95% 2019 376 359 17 95% 2020 390 388 2 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The current provision of places at the school across the planning area is sufficient to meet the demand from the cohorts in the primary schools.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken for the secondary school provision across the planning area.

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation date proposed Steyning 2017 n/a n/a 376 1880 Grammar School Steyning 2020 n/a PAN increase 390 2455 Grammar School

Horsham District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Horsham Billingshurst Billingshurst Primary P C 4-11 630 90 614 School Chichester Billingshurst Loxwood Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 175

Chichester Billingshurst Plaistow and Kirdford P C 4-11 210 30 191 Primary School Horsham Billingshurst Rudgwick Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 202

Horsham Billingshurst Shipley CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 12 65

Horsham Billingshurst Slinfold CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 117

Horsham Billingshurst St Mary's CEP School P VA 4-11 420 60 310

Horsham Billingshurst William Penn School P VC 4-11 105 15 105

Chichester Billingshurst Wisborough Green Primary P C 4-11 210 30 201 School Billingshurst Planning Area Total 2240 1980 88%

Horsham Horsham E All Saints CEP (Aided) P VA 4-11 210 30 205 School Horsham Horsham E Colgate Primary School P C 4-11 140 20 135

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Horsham Horsham E Heron Way Primary School P C 4-11 420 60 418

Horsham Horsham E Holbrook Primary P C 4-11 420 60 413

Horsham Horsham E Holy Trinity CE Primary P VC 4-11 105 13 99 School Horsham Horsham E Kilnwood Vale Primary P FS 4-11 420 60 87 School Horsham Horsham E Kingslea Primary School P C 4-11 420 60 424

Horsham Horsham E Leechpool Primary School P C 4-11 420 60 414

Horsham Horsham E Littlehaven Infant School I C 4-7 135 45 125

Horsham Horsham E Northolmes Junior School J C 7-11 240 60 155

Horsham Horsham E Rusper Primary School P C 4-11 105 15 97

Horsham Horsham E St Andrew's CE Primary P VA 4-11 140 20 140 School , Nuthurst Horsham Horsham E St Peter's CEP School P VA 4-11 140 20 112

Horsham Horsham E St Robert Southwell P VA 4-11 210 30 199 Catholic Primary School Horsham East Planning Area Total 3525 3023 86%

Horsham Horsham W Arunside Primary School P C 4-11 420 60 389

Horsham Horsham W Castlewood Primary P C 4-11 243 30 192 School Horsham Horsham W Greenway School J A 7-11 540 120 374

Horsham Horsham W Barns Green Primary P C 4-11 140 20 127 School Horsham Horsham W North Heath Community P C 4-11 420 60 390 Primary School Horsham Horsham W Shelley Primary School P C 4-11 360 60 379

Horsham Horsham W Southwater Infant I A 4-7 360 120 312 Academy Horsham Horsham W Southwater Junior J A 7-11 480 120 426 Academy Horsham Horsham W St John's Catholic Primary P VA 4-11 210 30 165 School Horsham Horsham W St Mary's CEP School P VA 4-11 210 30 207

Horsham Horsham W Trafalgar Community I C 4-7 270 90 233 Infant School Horsham Horsham W Warnham CE Primary P VC 4-11 209 30 201 School Horsham West Planning Area Total 3862 3395 88%

SDNP Steyning/Storrington Amberley CE Primary P VC 4-11 105 10 49 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington Ashington CE Primary P VC 4-11 210 30 200 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington Ashurst CE Primary School P VA 4-11 56 8 49

Horsham Steyning/Storrington Jolesfield CE Primary P VC 4-11 210 30 146 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington Steyning Primary School P VC 4-11 420 60 401

SDNP Steyning/Storrington St Mary's CE Primary P VC 4-11 105 15 96 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington St Peter's CEP School P VA 4-11 420 60 389

Horsham Steyning/Storrington Storrington Primary P C 4-11 420 60 405 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington Thakeham Primary School P C 4-11 105 15 101

Horsham Steyning/Storrington Upper Beeding Primary P C 4-11 375 45 347 School Horsham Steyning/Storrington West Chiltington P C 4-11 210 30 204 Community Primary School 2636 2387 91% Steyning/Storrington Planning Area Total

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Horsham District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Horsham Billingshurst Weald School S C 11-18 2198 300 1811

Billingshurst Planning Area Total 2198 1811 82%

Horsham Horsham E Bohunt School, Horsham S A 11-16 240 120 240

Horsham Horsham E Forest School S C 11-16 1140 228 1044

Horsham Horsham E Millais School S C 11-16 1547 300 1516

Horsham East Planning Area Total 2927 2560 87%

Horsham Horsham W Tanbridge House School S C 11-16 1555 300 1537

Horsham West Planning Area Total 1555 1537 99%

Horsham Steyning/Storrington * Steyning Grammar S VC 11-18 2455 390 2312 School Steyning / Storrington Planning Area Total 2455 2312 94% *School converted to an Academy with the Bohunt Education Trust w.e.f. 1 December 2020 after data collection

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Billingshurst, Horsham East, Horsham West and Steyning/Storrington Long Term

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Billingshurst – primary provision

In response to new housing to the east of the village, that has planning permitted and is under construction, a new 1FE Primary is planned although later in the phasing of the house building. In the interim neighbouring rural schools may possibly be requested to provide bulge classes to accommodate extra numbers until the new school opens as numbers dictate.

A strategic housing development and a few smaller developments in Rudgwick on the Surrey/West Sussex border may require an expansion of the village school. The size of the expansion proposed will depend on the overall number of homes built, their timing, discussions with the school governors and leadership team and resources available. At present we envisage a half a form of entry expansion (15 places per year of age).

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date East of Dependent on New primary 30 places per 30 210 Billingshurst housing delivery year over 7 new primary years (expandable to 60 420 60/90 places) 90 630 Expansion of Dependent on Expansion 15 places per tbc tbc primary housing delivery year over 7 provision years within the Planning Area

Billingshurst – secondary provision

There are currently enough secondary school places at The Weald to serve local children. We continue to monitor new housing in Billingshurst carefully with the possibility of the school expanding to 11 forms of entry if required.

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date The Weald Dependent on Permanent 30 places per 330 1650 Secondary housing delivery expansion year over 5 School, years Billingshurst

Horsham East and Horsham West – primary provision

In response to new housing to the west of Southwater, allocated in the local plan, and which has planning permission and is under construction, it is proposed to expand existing primary schools in the village to cater for any increase in demand. A strategic development of at least 2,500 units allocated in the Local Plan now has planning permission for 2,750 dwellings north of the A264 known as North Horsham. In order to cater for the development and growth in the area, two primary schools are proposed to be built, one as part of the Bohunt all-through school (see page 73 for more details).

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A campus arrangement of primary, secondary and other educational uses is to come on stream relatively early in the development, and a further primary school to the west of the development maybe required.

School Year project Project Type Additional Ne New commenced/ provision w Capacity proposed provided/ PA implementation proposed N date Southwater Dependent on Permanent expansion 30 places per tbc tbc Primary housing delivery year over 7 schools years

North Dependent on 2 new primary schools 60 places per 60 420 Horsham housing delivery one part of the Bohunt year over 7 60 420 Primaries all-through school years

Horsham District – secondary provision

The need for additional pupil places in the long term should be addressed by the changes being made to the current education provision with the building of Bohunt Horsham secondary school (see Page 73 for further details). Steyning / Storrington – primary provision

There may be some localised growth across the area in relation to the allocations within the Neighbourhood Plans that have been prepared across the planning area. We are monitoring numbers carefully as it can be difficult to predict when the number of children requiring a school place will come forward, this is dependent on the current economic conditions and property markets. Should demand increase significantly one or more existing primary school in the area may have to expand rather than a new school coming forward, as this area is predominantly rural and not easy for parent/carers to travel from their home to the nearest school with available space.

Steyning/Storrington – secondary provision

The current provision of places at the school in the planning area is sufficient to meet the current demand.

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Horsham District Primary Pupil Numbers: Years R-6

Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) Base 10,749 10,609 10,452 10,219 9,988 9,854 MIGPPRs 10,749 10,796 10,965 11,112 11,246 11,407

Horsham District Secondary Pupil Numbers: Years 7-14

Scenario 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 (A) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) (F) Base 8,245 8,486 8,694 8,808 8,890 8,914 8,816 8,731 8,606 8,419 8,205 8,011 MIGPPRs 8,245 8,548 8,892 9,170 9,378 9,483 9,461 9,480 9,506 9,532 9,564 9,656

The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries MID SUSSEX DISTRICT Education in Mid Sussex

There are 42 primary schools in Mid Sussex and seven secondary schools, of which three have post 16 provision. The district is broken down into four school planning areas, Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Hassocks and Haywards Heath and the schools are divided into these areas in line with their geographical location.

With significant housing and economic growth, in part due to the A23 corridor and Gatwick Diamond, parts of Mid Sussex are seeing growth in demand particularly around Haywards Heath. Inward migration of young couples and families from London and Brighton are a factor with good train connections for commuters to the capital and coast. Recent rapid growth in demand in primary school places is now impacting on secondary schools.

However, in some of the rural areas the population of young children is decreasing, and schools are struggling for numbers. WSCC are encouraging schools to federate or work collaboratively to manage numbers.

Burgess Hill – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 390 374 16 96% 2015 390 376 14 96% 2016 390 325 65 83% 2017 390 375 15 96% 2018 390 346 44 89% 2019 390 387 3 99% 2020 390 361 29 93% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Demand for places for starting school in Burgess Hill has been quite volatile in recent years and difficult to predict. Continued growth however is expected particularly with new housing developments commencing, including Burgess Hill Northern Arc, Keymer Tiles and east of Kings Way.

The table overleaf details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Birchwood Grove 2014 Permanent 11 places per 60 420 Primary expansion year over 7 years Burgess Hill 2023 dependent New school 60 places per 60 420 Northern Arc on housing year of age (initially Primary delivery over 7 years 30) (growing from the bottom up) *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Burgess Hill – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 390 326 64 84% 2015 390 316 74 81% 2016 390 293 97 75% 2017 390 324 66 83% 2018 420 357 63 85% 2019 420 415 5 99% 2020 420 399 21 95% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, together with St Paul’s Catholic College, took the decision to increase their intake to 180 adding an additional form of entry for Catholic children from 2018 (PAN officially changed in 2019). Although not required for Burgess Hill demand it may serve the wider Catholic community in and around Mid Sussex.

Burgess Hill Northern Arc is a development of 3,500 homes. Should numbers dictate, before a new secondary school is built to serve Burgess Hill Northern Arc, existing schools may be asked to take over numbers in 2021 and 2022. Burgess Hill Academy has sufficient space and accommodation to expand on a temporary basis. The new secondary school for the Northern Arc is expected to reduce pressure on other planning areas particularly Haywards Heath and Hassocks from 2024 onwards.

The table overleaf outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the schools in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers. School Year project Project Additional New PAN *New commenced/ Type provision Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date

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St Paul’s 2019 Permanent Increased 180 900 Catholic expansion PAN, no College building works being undertaken by WSCC. Burgess Hill 2021/2 Temporary Bulge class 270 n/a Academy expansion of 30 for 5 years Burgess Hill N 2024 depending New school 180 places 180 900 Arc Secondary on housing per year of delivery age over 5 years (growing from the bottom up) *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school will only admit pupils into Year 7 for secondary with an increased PAN. It also does not reflect 6th form provision where applicable.

East Grinstead – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 480 454 26 95% 2015 480 453 27 94% 2016 495 507 -12 102% 2017 495 455 40 92% 2018 495 444 51 90% 2019 495 437 48 88% 2020 495 470 25 95% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

In a similar way to Burgess Hill there is volatility in demand for school places in the East Grinstead school planning area. Growth is being monitored carefully particularly around the Copthorne, Crawley Down and Turners Hill area and to the East of East Grinstead itself. There are also cross border factors with East Sussex, Surrey and Kent children attending East Grinstead schools and vice versa.

The table overleaf outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the schools in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation date proposed Crawley Down 2016 Permanent 15 places per 60 420 Village CE expansion year over 7 Primary years

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The Meads 2016 Bulge class Additional n/a n/a Cohort of 15 for 7 years *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. In response to new housing in Copthorne, informal engagement and consultation with the community has taken place about reorganising primary provision in the village. A site and funding have been secured as part of a s106 agreement with the housing developers of Heathy Wood to the west of Copthorne. No decisions have been taken yet as to whether to progress with the site and options are being considered in more detail. Currently there is sufficient capacity in Fairway Infants and Copthorne CE Junior and any reorganisation only could take effect from Sept 2024 at the earliest. A full statutory public consultation is required to bring forward any reorganisation. East Grinstead – secondary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available secondary places in Year 7 compared with the actual number of pupils starting school that year. A negative figure shows a shortage of places compared to the PAN. A school planning area is deemed full when capacity in use exceeds 95%. Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 540 486 54 90% 2015 540 526 14 97% 2016 540 493 47 91% 2017 540 522 18 97% 2018 540 526 14 97% 2019 540 549 -9 102% 2020 540 532 8 99% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013. The current provision of places across the schools is sufficient to meet the demand within the planning area. Some pupils from outside the area may not gain a place due to oversubscription for the intake year and will need to be offered a place at an alternative school of preference. In particular, we anticipate that some pupils from neighbouring authorities will not be able to secure a place at one of the two secondary schools and will be ‘pushed back’ to their own County’s schools in East Sussex, Surrey and Kent. Hassocks – primary provision

Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 210 209 1 100% 2015 210 212 -2 101% 2016 210 210 0 100% 2017 210 206 4 98%

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2018 210 191 19 91% 2019 210 194 16 92% 2020 210 175 35 83% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

There has been a shortage of primary school places in Hassocks village in recent years and it is proposed that a new primary school is built as more housing is proposed North of Clayton Mills. Hassocks has seen a particular rise in demand due to inward migration from Brighton which appears to have tailed off. In 2016 the Infant School took a bulge class and these additional numbers transferred to Windmills Junior in 2019. Provision has been made to take the extra pupils for the three remaining years they will be at the Junior School before transferring to secondary education.

The table below outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the schools in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Hassocks 2016 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Infants of 15 for 3 years

Windmills 2019 Bulge class Additional Cohort n/a n/a Junior of 15 for 4 years

Hassocks – secondary provision

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 210 211 -1 100% 2015 210 208 2 99% 2016 240 240 0 100% 2017 240 240 0 100% 2018 240 239 1 100% 2019 240 241 -1 100% 2020 240 240 0 100% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below details the projects we have undertaken or plan to undertake in order to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Downlands 2016 Permanent 30 places per year 240 1200 Secondary expansion over 5 years School *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school will only admit pupils into Year 7 for secondary with an increased PAN.

Existing schools may be asked to take over numbers until a new secondary school is opened to serve Burgess Hill Northern Arc planned for Sept 2024. There is some capacity in Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath to meet the pressure for places until this time. It is not anticipated that Downlands will take over numbers and some pupils may be asked to attend another school of preference.

Haywards Heath – primary provision

Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 683 661 22 97% 2015 683 687 -4 101% 2016 698 643 55 92% 2017 701 648 53 92% 2018 703 649 54 92% 2019 703 680 23 97% 2020 703 661 34 94% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

Primary places have been in high demand in Haywards Heath town itself for several years with growth being recorded year on year for the last 10 years although growth is now more gradual. A new primary school maybe required in the longer term.

Warninglid Primary is a small rural primary which is to relocate to a new development site in Pease Pottage called Woodgate in September 2021. Six hundred and twenty homes are being built and a new 20 place per year school and nursery are being provided by the developer. The school is also in discussions about the potential of federating with Colgate Primary in the Horsham East planning area allowing the two fairly small schools to work and support each other. The school plans to change its name to Woodgate Primary School and will open with an admission number of 10.

The table below outlines how WSCC will be providing additional accommodation at the schools in the school planning area to cater for the increase in pupil numbers.

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School Year project Project Additional New *New commenced Type provision PAN Capacity / proposed provided/ implementat proposed ion date Handcross 2014 Bulge class Additional Cohort of n/a n/a Primary 30 for 7 years Holy Trinity CE 2014 Permanent 15 places per year 60 420 Primary, expansion over 7 years Cuckfield Warden Park 2014 Permanent 10 places per year 60 420 Primary Academy expansion over 7 years

Northlands Wood 2016 Permanent 15 places per year 60 420 Primary expansion over 7 years St Mark’s 2017 Permanent 3 places per year 15 105 Primary, expansion over 7 years Staplefield Warninglid 2021 Relocation 10 places per year 20 70 Primary to Pease over 7 years Pottage *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Haywards Heath – secondary provision

Secondary places are likely to be insufficient from 2021 and existing schools in the Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and Hassocks area maybe asked to take over numbers until a new school can be built and opened in Burgess Hill. This is planned for 2024.

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Mid Sussex Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95%

Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Birchwood Grove Community P C 4-11 420 60 412 Primary School Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Gattons Infant School The I C 4-7 270 90 267

Mid Sussex Burgess Hill London Meed Community P C 4-11 420 60 391 Primary School Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Manor Field Primary School P C 4-11 630 90 512

Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Sheddingdean Community P C 4-11 210 30 192 Primary School Mid Sussex Burgess Hill Southway Junior School J C 7-11 378 90 350

Mid Sussex Burgess Hill St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary P VA 4-11 420 60 415 School Burgess Hill Planning Area Total 2748 2539 92%

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Ashurst Wood Primary School P C 4-11 140 20 136

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Baldwins Hill Primary School P A 4-11 210 30 199

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Blackwell Primary School P A 4-11 420 60 348

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Copthorne CE Junior School J VC 7-11 240 60 215

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Crawley Down Village C of E P VC 4-11 420 60 400 School Mid Sussex East Grinstead Estcots Primary School P C 4-11 420 60 418

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Fairway Infant School I C 4-7 177 60 159

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Halsford Park Primary School P A 4-11 420 60 410

Mid Sussex East Grinstead Meads Primary School The P C 4-11 351 45 307

Mid Sussex East Grinstead St Mary's CEP School P VA 4-11 210 30 199

Mid Sussex East Grinstead St Peter's Catholic Primary P VA 4-11 206 30 202 School Mid Sussex East Grinstead Turners Hill CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 146

Mid Sussex East Grinstead West Hoathly CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 118

East Grinstead Planning Area Total 3494 3257 93%

Mid Sussex Hassocks Albourne CE Primary School P VC 4-11 210 30 180

Mid Sussex Hassocks Hassocks Infant School I C 4-7 270 90 265

Mid Sussex Hassocks St Lawrence CE Primary School P A 4-11 630 90 609

Mid Sussex Hassocks Windmills Junior School The J C 7-11 369 90 364

Hassocks Planning Area Total 1479 1418 96%

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Balcombe CE Controlled Primary P VC 4-11 140 20 127 School Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Blackthorns Community Primary P A 4-11 240 30 211 School Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Bolney CE Primary School P VC 4-11 112 16 100

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Bolnore Village Primary School P F 4-11 420 60 416

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Handcross Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 239

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Harlands Primary School P A 4-11 420 60 420

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Holy Trinity CE Primary School P VA 4-11 418 60 416

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Lindfield Primary School P A 4-11 630 90 625

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Northlands Wood Community P A 4-11 420 60 407 Primary School Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Augustine's CE Primary P VC 4-11 105 15 92 School Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Giles CE Primary School P VA 4-11 140 20 100

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Joseph's Catholic Primary P A 4-11 420 60 416 School Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Mark's CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 101

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Peter's CE Primary School P VC 4-11 140 20 89

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Mid Sussex Haywards Heath St Wilfrid's CEP School P VA 4-11 420 60 395

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Twineham CE Primary School P VC 4-11 105 15 88

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Warden Park Primary Academy P A 4-11 412 60 453

Mid Sussex Haywards Heath Warninglid Primary School P C 4-11 70 10 35

Haywards Heath Planning Area Total 4927 4730 96%

Mid Sussex District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning Area School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95%

Mid Sx Burgess Hill Burgess Hill Acadmey S A 11-16 1274 240 953

Mid Sx Burgess Hill St Paul's Catholic College S VA 11-18 1106 180 1119

Burgess Hill Planning Area Total 2380 2072 87%

Mid Sx East Grinstead Imberhorne School S C 11-18 1784 270 1556

Mid Sx East Grinstead Sackville School S C 11-18 1760 270 1673

East Grinstead Planning Area Total 3544 3229 91%

Mid Sx Hassocks Downlands Community School S C 11-16 1200 240 1200

Hassocks Planning Area Total 1200 1200 100%

Mid Sx Haywards Heath Oathall Community College S C 11-16 1392 270 1065

Mid Sx Haywards Heath Warden Park School S A 11-16 1500 300 1472

Haywards Heath Planning Area Total 2892 2537 88%

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Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Hassocks and Haywards Heath Long Term

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Burgess Hill – primary provision

There is significant house building proposed in the area of up to 5,000 dwellings, the majority in the northern arc strategic development, currently being master planned, east of Kings Way and at Keymer Tiles. There are proposals for two primary schools and a new secondary school in the northern arc as well as an expansion of existing schools if required in the interim. School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Existing primary Dependent on Permanent 30 places per year tbc tbc education housing delivery expansion over 7 years provision, yet to be determined Burgess Hill First to be 2 new 60 places per year 60 420 Northern Arc delivered by primary over 7 years x 2 60 420 Primaries 2023 dependent schools on housing trajectory. St Wilfrid’s RC Dependent on Relocation n/a tbc tbc Primary the development to The St timetable for The Paul’s RC Brow College campus Burgess Hill – secondary provision

To cater for the demand from the proposed housing a new secondary school is proposed for the school planning area. There is also likely to be a corresponding increase in demand for sixth form places and SEN provision.

Sixth form places are likely to be catered for by a new sixth form provision/college campus in Haywards Heath and SEN provision at a Special Support Centre at the new Secondary School serving Burgess Hill Northern Arc.

East Grinstead

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Burgess Hill To be delivered New 180 places per 180 900 Northern Arc by 2024 secondary year over 5 years Secondary dependent on school (expandable to 240 1200 housing 240 places) trajectory.

A potential reorganisation of schools is being considered in Copthorne to respond to house building west of the village (see page 84 for more detail) which in the longer term could allow for an expansion on the site if numbers dictate. East Grinstead itself has seen some recent growth and should this continue then a new primary school site will be required. This could come forward to the West of Imberhorne should the allocation in the Mid Sussex District Council Site Allocations Development Plan be found sound at Examination (Spring 2021). Projections are being monitored carefully and are reviewed twice a year.

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School Year project Project Type Additional New New commenced/ provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date West of 2024 Relocation and n/a n/a n/a Copthorne/ change of age Heathy Wood range of Fairway (Fairway Infant Infant, and and Copthorne change of age CE Junior) range of Copthorne CE Junior West of Dependent on 60 places 60 420 Imberhorne Lane housing delivery New primary per year over 7 years

East Grinstead has a settlement category designation of one. This category gives an initial indication of further growth appropriate for a large town before constraints and characteristics are considered. WSCC is liaising closely with Mid Sussex District Council on plans going forward to 2031.

East Grinstead – secondary provision

It has been a long-held aspiration of WSCC to relocate Imberhorne Lower School onto the Upper School site to remove the split site nature of the school. Work is ongoing as to the feasibility of this scheme as part of the wider local planning policies of both East Grinstead Town Council and Mid Sussex District Council particularly the Site Allocations Development Plan document submission draft. No timescales are set for this potential reorganisation.

School Year project Project Type Additional Ne New commenced/ provision w Capacity proposed provided/ PA implementation proposed N date West of Dependent on Relocation of 30 places 27 150 Imberhorne housing delivery Imberhorne Lower per year 0 Lane School to Upper School over 7 site and expansion by years 1FE.

Hassocks – primary provision

The Hassocks school planning area has seen growth in pupil numbers particularly for primary and Hassocks Infants, Windmills Junior and St Lawrence CE Primary Academy have expanded to the full capacity of their sites. A site has been allocated in the Mid Sussex District Plan (Land North of Clayton Mills) for a new 2FE Primary School, Early Years facility and SEND classbase. Outline planning permission has been granted and WSCC will work with Mid Sussex District Council and the developer to transfer the land as part of a s106 agreement to enable the school to be built.

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School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation date proposed Hassocks 2025+ Dependent on New 30 places per 30 210 (Land North housing delivery primary year over 7 of Clayton school years Mills) expandable to 60 places Hassocks – secondary provision

Downlands Secondary has taken an extra form of entry (30 places per year of age) from September 2016 and further expansion may be required in the future but after the Burgess Hill Northern Arc Secondary is completed. The school is currently scheduled to open in September 2024.

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation date proposed Downlands Dependent on growth Permanent 30 places per 270 1350 Secondary in demand and expansion year over 5 School interaction with years Phase 2 demand in Burgess Hill (Hassocks)

Haywards Heath – primary provision

New housing in Haywards Heath continues to be built out leading to pressure for places although growth is more gradual since 2017. Northlands Wood Primary has expanded and there is a proposal that new primary schools are built at Hurst Farm in the short term and Lindfield/Scamps Hill if required. A new free school at Hurst Farm is to be delivered by the Department for Education/EFSA and will in part cater for rising numbers in Wivelsfield and Fox Hill across the border in East Sussex.

Other schools in the area are also considering expansion including Harlands Primary and numbers will be monitored carefully to ensure additional places cater as closely as possible to geographical proximity, demographic trends and parental preference.

The developer of Woodgate (620 homes at Pease Pottage) is in the process of building a five-classbase school to serve the new community and the village. Warninglid Primary is to relocate in Sept 2021 with a PAN of 10. In the future the school could expand by another 10 places per year of age to cater for the new community in the five classrooms and if additional classrooms were added up to a 1FE (210 place) school (see Page 86 for more detail).

School Year project Project Additional New New commenced/ Type provision PAN Capacity proposed provided/ implementation proposed date Woodgate Primary Potential expansion 2024+ Up to 20 School, Pease in 2024+ expansion places per Pottage dependent year over 7 20 140 years

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on housing delivery

1Hurst Farm Free Dependent on New 60 places per 60 420 Primary delivery programme primary year over 7 of ESFA 2024+ free school years Scamps Hill, Dependent on New 20 places per 20 140 Lindfield Primary housing delivery primary year over 7 school years 30 210 expandable to 30 places 1Approved Free School Application Wave 12 announcement Apr 2017.

Haywards Heath has a settlement category designation of one. This category gives an indication of further growth appropriate for a ‘large town’ before constraints and characteristics are considered. WSCC is liaising closely with Mid Sussex District Council on plans going forward to 2031.

Haywards Heath – secondary provision

With provision for a new secondary school planned for Burgess Hill Northern Arc to the south of Haywards Heath it is not envisaged that there will be a permanent expansion, or a new secondary school, in this planning area.

Mid Sussex District Primary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups R-6

Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) Base 11,838 11,892 11,707 11,452 11,236 11,062 MIGPPRs 11,838 12,027 12,157 12,441 12,599 12,765

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Mid Sussex District Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7-14

Scenario 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- (A = Actual) 20 (A) 21 (F) 22 (F) 23 (F) 24 (F) 25 (F) 26 (F) 27 (F) 28 (F) 29 (F) 30 (F) 31 (F) (F = Forecast) Base 8,754 8,840 8,995 9,102 9,143 9,157 9,160 9,183 9,210 9,195 9,176 9,180

MIGPPRs 8,933 9,111 9,542 10,053 10,451 10,673 10,850 10,964 11,087 11,107 11,122 11,158

The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries WORTHING BOROUGH Education in Worthing

There are 22 primary schools including 9 infant or junior schools across the Borough of Worthing and six secondary schools, none of which have post 16 provision. The district has two primary school planning areas, Durrington and Worthing and one secondary school planning area of Worthing. Each primary school is allocated to one of these school planning areas depending on their location whilst the secondary schools have the Borough of Worthing as their catchment areas (where applicable). Further details on the schools and their school planning area can be found on page 100.

Durrington – primary provision

Year PAN Year R Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 525 457 68 87% 2015 510 456 54 89% 2016 510 465 45 91% 2017 510 457 53 89% 2018 510 453 57 89% 2019 510 467 43 92% 2020 510 436 74 85% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below and continued overleaf details the projects that were undertaken following the implementation of the Age of Transfer for the school planning area in 2015. It also shows, where known, details of applications submitted to the DfE for sponsors to open additional education provision in the planning area.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Elm Grove First – Elm Permanent Grove Primary 2015 n/a 30 210 expansion

Field Place First –

Field Place Infant 2015 Remodel 120 360 n/a

Hawthorns First – Hawthorns Primary 2015 Remodel n/a 30 210

The Laurels First – The Laurels Primary 2015 Remodel n/a 30 210

Orchards Middle – Orchards Junior 2015 Remodel n/a 120 480

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Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date West Park CE First Permanent and Middle – West 2015 n/a 120 840 expansion Park CE Primary 30 additional places for two year groups required to cater Hawthorns 2016 Bulge class for class sizes in n/a n/a excess of PAN due to changes in the Age of Transfer 1New Horizons New Free 30/60 places per 30 210 tbc Primary Academy School year over 7 years 60 420 *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN. 1Subject to approval by the Department for Education.

Worthing – primary provision

Year PAN Pupils in Year R Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 705 731 -26 104% 2015 780 755 25 97% 2016 780 704 76 90% 2017 780 698 82 89% 2018 780 680 100 87% 2019 705 696 9 99% 2020 705 663 42 94% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

The table below and continued overleaf details the projects that were undertaken following the implementation of the Age of Transfer for the school planning area in 2015.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Bramber First – Bramber Primary 2015 Remodel n/a 30 210

Chesswood Middle – Permanent Chesswood 2015 n/a 180 720 expansion Junior

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Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date Downsbrook Middle – Permanent 2015 n/a 90 630 Downsbrook expansion Primary Heene CE First – Permanent Heene CE 2015 n/a 60 420 expansion Primary Whytemead First Permanent – Whytemead 2015 n/a 45 315 expansion Primary 30 additional places for two year groups required to cater for class Bramber 2016 Bulge class n/a n/a sizes in excess of PAN due to changes in the Age of Transfer 30 additional places for two year groups required to cater for class Whytemead 2016 Bulge class n/a n/a sizes in excess of PAN due to changes in the Age of Transfer *new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 3, 4 or 7 years to be fully implemented depending on the school type as the school(s) only admit pupils into year R or year 3 with an increased PAN.

Demand for primary school places across the Borough has seen a decline in pupil numbers requiring a school place in recent years this has followed a period of sustained growth. A number of schools have reduced their PAN to better reflect the numbers of children currently applying for a place at the school. The accommodation still exists within the school so should a sustained increase in numbers across the Borough begin to be experienced this can be bought back into use.

The table below details the schools who have currently taken the decision to reduce their admission number. Year project commenced/ Project Previous New *New School proposed type PAN PAN Capacity implementation date PAN Downsbrook Primary School 2019 90 60 n/a reduction Lyndhurst Infant School PAN 2018 120 90 n/a reduction St Mary's Catholic Primary PAN School 2019 45 30 n/a reduction

Borough of Worthing – secondary provision

The table below provides historic information on the total number of available secondary places in Year 8 compared with the actual number of pupils starting

Planning School Places 2021 District and Borough Commentaries school that year the final year before the Age of Transfer across the area was implemented in 2015.

Year PAN Year 8 Pupils in Year 8 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2014 994 937 57 94%

The table below details the projects that were undertaken following the implementation of the Age of Transfer for the school planning area in 2015.

Year project Additional commenced/ provision New *New School proposed Project Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date New Academy in 120 for two Bohunt School, temporary year groups for 2015 120 240 Worthing accommodation one academic year Bohunt School, New Academy in 180 places per Worthing 2016 permanent year of age 180 900 accommodation Davison CE High Permanent 30 Places per 270 1350 School for Girls 2015 expansion year over 5

years Durrington High Permanent 330 places for 2015 330 1650 School expansion year 7 students St Andrews CE Variation in PAN n/a High School for for one year 2015 180 885 Boys

*new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

Year PAN Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 Surplus places % of Capacity in use 1 2015 1234 1215 25 97% 2016 1324 1169 166 81% 2017 1324 1247 87 90% 2018 1350 1312 37 96% 2019 1380 1332 48 96% 2020 1380 1282 98 93% 1 We aim to create a minimum 5% buffer as per the National Audit Office report on Capital Funding for new school places published in 2013.

In 2018 Chatsmore Catholic High School increased their PAN by 12 places per year of age to better reflect the accommodation on site.

In 2019 the secondary provision in the area was amalgamated into one planning area, the Borough of Worthing, in line with the schools who have the Borough as their catchment areas (where applicable).

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Chatsmore Catholic High School admitted a bulge class of 30 pupils in Sept 2019 and have since increased their PAN to 180, there are no current plans for building works to be undertaken by WSCC to facilitate this increase in PAN.

In September 2020 Chatsmore Catholic High School changed its name to St Oscar Romero Catholic School.

In the Summer Term of 2020 the Local Authority, the Diocese of Chichester and the Local Governing Body of St Andrews CE High School for Boys consulted to propose to change the provision at the school from a single sex boys’ school to a co-educational school with effect from September 2021. The consultation was approved by the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills in September 2020 meaning the change in provision will take effect for those applying for a school place in September 2021. The existing cohorts of boys will remain single sex year groups and will continue to receive their education at the school until they leave at the age of 16.

The table below details the changes made to the provision at the aforementioned schools.

Year project Additional commenced/ Project provision New *New School proposed Type provided/ PAN Capacity implementation proposed date 2018 Increased 12 places per year 150 n/a PAN, no over 5 years Chatsmore building Catholic High works being School undertaken by WSCC.

2019 Bulge Class Additional Cohort 180 n/a and PAN of 30 places for 5 Increase years St Oscar Romero 2020 n/a n/a n/a n/a Catholic School (Previously known as Chatsmore Catholic High School) St Andrews CE 2021 Change of Re-modelling of n/a n/a High School for educational some facilities Boys provision to within the school admit girls accommodation to and boys cater for girls.

*new capacity for permanent changes to schools’ PAN will take 5 years to be fully implemented as the school(s) only admit pupils into Year 7 with the increased PAN.

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Worthing District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Primary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Area Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95%

Worthing Durrington Durrington Infant School I C 4-7 270 90 256

Worthing Durrington Durrington Junior School J C 7-11 507 90 295

Worthing Durrington Elm Grove Primary School P C 4-11 262 30 215

Worthing Durrington English Martyrs Catholic Primary P VA 4-11 210 30 183 School Worthing Durrington Field Place Infant School I C 4-7 360 120 276

Worthing Durrington Goring-by-Sea CE Primary P VA 4-11 420 60 422 School Worthing Durrington Hawthorns Primary School P C 4-11 210 30 137

Worthing Durrington Laurels Primary School The P A 4-11 210 30 186

Worthing Durrington Orchards Community Middle J A 7-11 558 120 566 School The Worthing Durrington West Park CE Primary School P VC 4-11 840 120 793

Durrington Planning Area Total 3847 3329 87%

Worthing Worthing Bramber Primary School P C 4-11 262 30 229

Worthing Worthing Broadwater CE Primary School P VA 4-11 443 60 434

Worthing Worthing Chesswood Junior School J C 7-11 720 180 623

Worthing Worthing Downsbrook Primary School P A 4-11 630 60 275

Worthing Worthing Heene CE Primary School P VA 4-11 416 60 402

Worthing Worthing Lyndhurst Infant School I C 4-7 351 90 273

Worthing Worthing Springfield Infant School I C 4-7 174 60 176

Worthing Worthing St Mary's Catholic Primary P A 4-11 293 30 248 School Worthing Worthing Thomas A'Becket Infant School I C 4-7 540 180 534

Worthing Worthing Thomas A'Becket Junior School J C 7-11 883 192 704

Worthing Worthing Vale School P C 4-11 630 90 636

Worthing Worthing Whytemead Primary School P C 4-11 315 45 278

Worthing Planning Area Total 5657 4812 85%

Worthing District Net Capacities, Numbers On Roll & Occupancy Levels At Secondary Schools Autumn 2020

Planning Planning School Name Type Status Age Net PAN NOR Planning Authority Area Range Capacity Sept OCT Area 2020/21 2020 2020 Deemed Full at 95% Worthing Worthing Bohunt School, Worthing S A 11-16 920 180 888

Worthing Worthing Davison CofE High School for Girls S VC 11-16 1350 270 1333

Worthing Durrington Durrington High School S A 11-16 1650 330 1617

Worthing Worthing St Andrew's C of E High School S VA 11-16 1050 180 578

Worthing Durrington St Oscar Romero Catholic School S VA 11-16 723 180 806

Worthing Worthing Worthing High School S A 11-16 1122 210 1057

Worthing Planning Area Total 6815 6279 92%

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Durrington and Worthing Long Term

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Durrington and Worthing Primary and Secondary Education Provision

The Core Strategy for the Borough adopted in 2011, therefore the impact of the housing allocations was able to be incorporated in the planning of school places for the Borough when the Age of Transfer was implemented in 2015. The current provision of places at the schools in the planning area is sufficient to meet the current demand. The graphs below and continued overleaf indicate how we believe the pupil population will be affected based on the strategic housing allocation in the adopted Local Plan across the District in the timeframe shown.

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Worthing Borough Primary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups R-6

Scenario 2019-20 (A) 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) (A = Actual) (F = Forecast) Base 8,183 8,043 7,879 7,670 7,547 7,436 MIGPPRs 8,183 8,034 7,887 7,717 7,643 7,606

Worthing Borough Secondary Pupil Numbers: Year Groups 7-14

Scenario 2019- 2020- 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025- 2026- 2027- 2028- 2029- 2030- (A = Actual) 20 (A) 21 (F) 22 (F) 23 (F) 24 (F) 25 (F) 26 (F) 27 (F) 28 (F) 29 (F) 30 (F) 31 (F) (F = Forecast) Base 6,194 6,369 6,479 6,631 6,644 6,600 6,537 6,486 6,288 6,117 5,983 5,882

MIGPPRs 6,194 6,360 6,472 6,634 6,651 6,602 6,533 6,480 6,286 6,148 6,080 6,054

BASE MIGPPRs 6,800

6,600

6,400

6,200

6,000

5,800

5,600

5,400 2020-21 (F) 2021-22 (F) 2022-23 (F) 2023-24 (F) 2024-25 (F) 2025-26 (F) 2026-27 (F) 2027-28 (F) 2028-29 (F) 2029-30 (F) 2030-31 (F) 2019-20 (A) The data used to create the BASE figures assumes no change in the size of pre- school, primary or secondary cohorts over time.

Planning School Places 2021 Glossary

GLOSSARY

TERM DEFINITION

School Code Also known as the ‘DfE number’ this is a number unique to each school and is used for identification purposes.

School Code Type of School

C Community: the local authority owns the school’s land and buildings, funds the school and employs the staff, but the governing body is responsible for running the school.

VC Voluntary Controlled: mainly religious or ‘faith’ schools. Some/all of the land and buildings are usually owned by a charitable trust, which also appoints some members of the governing body, but the local authority funds the school and employs the staff.

VA Voluntary Aided: mainly religious or ‘faith’ schools. The land and buildings are usually owned by a charitable trust. Capital works are funded by the Diocesan Board of Education. The governing body employs the staff and sets the admissions criteria.

F Foundation Trust: Foundation schools are run by their own governing body, which employs the staff and sets the admissions criteria. Land and buildings are usually owned by the governing body or a charitable foundation. A Trust school is a type of foundation school which forms a charitable trust with an outside partner – for example, a business or educational charity.

A Academy: Academies are publicly funded independent schools, operating outside the local authority framework, accountable directly to the Secretary of State. The Pupil Place Plan may not hold all the information for academies that it does for other types of schools, as academies are not obliged to provide this for the County Council. Schools can choose to convert to academies at any time of the year, and more schools may have converted since the publication of this plan. An up-to-date list of schools which have started the conversion process is available from the Department for Education website (Department for Education). This plan includes data as at 1 May 2019; it will not show schools still at the informal consultation stage.

Planning School Places 2021 Glossary

TERM DEFINITION

FS The term ‘free school’ was initially used for non-profit making, independent, state-funded academies set up since 2010 by a wide range of proposers – including charities, universities, businesses, educational groups, visionary teachers or committed parents – in response to demand within a local area for a greater variety of schools, but outside of local authority school planning processes. Since May 2015, ‘free school’ has broadened to become the DfE’s term for any new provision academy, including those resulting from the local authority-led ‘presumption’ process. To reflect this change, free schools are now shown as ‘ACA’ in this plan.

Published This is the maximum number of pupil places which MUST Admission be offered if there are enough applications. For primary Number (PAN) schools this is for 4 year olds. For secondary schools there is an admission number for Year 7 pupils and may be a separate admission number for Year 12 (‘Sixth Form’) pupils; the latter is set by the governing body, and not shown in this plan. Schools can agree to admit more than this number.

Nursery School While nursery classes are included within many primary schools, there are also seven local authority maintained nursery schools that provide a range of structured educational experiences based on learning through play for under 5s.

Special Specialist provision for children with Special Educational Support Needs and Disabilities (SEND), e.g. hearing impairment Centres or autism, based on the sites of mainstream schools.

Special Schools providing education for children with Special Schools Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Multi Academy All academies in a MAT are governed by one Trust and a Trust (MAT) single Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for decisions relating to how each academy is run, from the curriculum to staffing. The MAT can establish a local governing body for each of its academies, to which it can delegate some of its functions. The MAT remains accountable for these functions.

Umbrella Trust Each academy has its own Trust, but all the schools in the (UT) UT can share governance and procurement of services. If a group of schools wants to convert as part of a UT, each school converts separately, but will set up an Umbrella Trust to join together. The schools can agree that the UT will appoint governors or members of the Trusts in each of the schools and set a joint vision.

Links to further information: . Information on Free Childcare (WSCC Website)

. Information on Education Children and Families (WSCC Website)

. Capital Funding for New School Places (National Audit Office PDF)

. Information for Developers on S106 Planning Obligations (WSCC Website)

. Information on West Sussex SEND Strategy (WSCC Website)

. Information on School and College Transport (WSCC Website)

. West Sussex School Effectiveness Strategy (WSCC Website)

. Rural Schools Embracing Change (Church of England PDF)

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