Bourne End Academy

Headteacher: Mr L Muhammad New Road Bourne End Buckinghamshire SL8 5BW T: 01628 819022 F: 01628 810689 E: [email protected] www.E-ACT.org.uk

Consultation 5 December 2019

Dear Parent/Carer

Expansion of Catchment Area

I am writing to advise that Bourne End Academy is consulting on changing its catchment area as of September 2021 to extend towards both the villages of Burnham/Farnham Royal and areas of West Wycombe. A plan of the proposed extension is attached for your information.

The plan highlights where our existing catchment area is - marked with just a solid line and no shading; where Burnham Park Academy’s catchment area was - shaded in light blue with diagonal lines; and where the proposed extension is – both areas marked by diagonal lines on either side of our existing catchment.

The extension into Burnham is in response to a request from Buckinghamshire County Council for Bourne End Academy to expand the catchment as a result of the Secretary of State for Education's recent decision to close Burnham Park Academy. Bourne End Academy is therefore proposing to expand its catchment area to include all areas of the former Burnham Park catchment. Following the closure of Burnham Park Academy, children from this area for whom Bourne End Academy is the closest school are now eligible for free transport to the school (provided they live further than 3 miles away or their walking route is deemed unsafe).

The extension into the Great Marlow catchment area is to ensure children in rural parts of Buckinghamshire have sufficient choice of school to address peaks in demand and in response to the increased popularity of the school with parents.

Proposal

1. Expand the catchment area as of September 2021 for Bourne End Academy as per the attached map.

The consultation is open for responses from 6 December 2019 until 5pm on 31 January 2020. Your views and comments are welcomed and we would ask that you provide them by 5pm on 31 January 2020. Your response can be sent by email to [email protected] or in paper form, delivered or sent to the school’s office at Bourne End Academy, marked for the attention of myself.

Yours sincerely

Mr Likhon Muhammad Headteacher

Believe Engage Aspire

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