Determination of the statutory proposal of the Governing Body of Ashton CofE Voluntary Aided Middle School to change the school's age range from 9 to 13 years Middle School to an 11 to 16 years Secondary School with effect from September 2015.

1.         That the procedures established by The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006) and The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, have been complied with in bringing forward the proposal to change the age range of Ashton Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School as outlined in the report and in the school’s consultation document as attached at Appendix A to the report.

2.      That receipt of the representation on the 8 April 2014 at Appendix C to the report in respect of the proposal to make a prescribed alteration to change the age range of Ashton C of E VA Middle School and the statutory notice as set out in Appendix B to the report, issued on the 17 March 2014 under section 19(3), of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 be confirmed.

3.      That receipt of the business case dated 4 April 2014 attached at Appendix D to the report submitted by the Governing Body of Ashton Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School outlining its support and rationale for the proposal to change the age range of Ashton Church of England Voluntary Aided Middle School as outlined in the report be confirmed.

4.      That the statutory proposal (Appendix B) published by the Governing Body of Ashton C of E VA Middle School on 17 March 2014, to change the age range of Ashton C of E VA Middle School, the linked Prescribed Alterations (Appendix A) and the current business case (Appendix D) and the statutory proposal for the reasons set out in paragraph 76 of the report be rejected.