To seek Executive support for the application from Church End Lower School, Marston Moretaine to the Department for Education, under Section 10 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, as amended by the Education Act 2011, for a change of designation from a Foundation School to a Church of England Voluntary Controlled School.

1.         That the favourable responses to the preliminary consultation carried out by the school be noted and that the application from Church End Lower School to the DfE for the consideration of a change of designation from a Foundation school to a Voluntary Controlled school, be supported.

2.         That subject to approval by the DfE, the statutory process to be carried out by the school, which would require publication of a statutory notice followed by formal consultation of at least four weeks, be supported.

3.         That determination for the proposed change of designation be made by the Executive Member for Families, Education and Children, if responses to the formal consultation were favourable. If responses to the formal consultation were not favourable, the determination to be made by the Executive.

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Families, Education and Children that sought support for the application from Church End Lower School, Marston Moretaine to the Department for Education (DfE) for a change of designation from a Foundation school to a Church of England Voluntary Controlled school.

Reason for decision:  Following the favourable response to the school’s statutory consultation, to support the application to the DfE for the Church End Lower School to change its designation to become a Church of England Voluntary Controlled school.

RESOLVED

1.         that the favourable responses to the preliminary consultation carried out by the school be noted and that the application from Church End Lower School to the DfE for the consideration of a change of designation from a Foundation school to a Voluntary Controlled school, be supported;

2.         that subject to approval by the DfE, the statutory process to be carried out by the school, which would require publication of a statutory notice followed by formal consultation of at least four weeks, be supported; and

3.         that determination for the proposed change of designation be made by the Executive Member for Families, Education and Children, if responses to the formal consultation were favourable. If responses to the formal consultation were not favourable, the determination to be made by the Executive.

The decision was unanimous.