Education place planning Schools Forum February 4 th 2013 Education - - PDF document

Education place planning Schools Forum February 4th 2013 Education place planning

• Primary and provision for 2 year olds: growth and

proposals

• Secondary: growth and approach
• Special: growth and proposals
• Specification and funding options

Growth in reception places Primary and 2 year olds: growth and approach

• Estimated 780 new 2-year old places in 2013; 1,560 for 2014
• Increase provision in private/voluntary/independent sector and

maintained schools

• Pressure across the Borough, but particularly in Feltham &

Hanworth and Central planning areas

• 26 bulge/expansion classes in September 2012; more than 22

estimated for September 2013

• We are reintroducing some surplus capacity – 2%

Current primary schemes

• Currently £36m from pre-2012 grant being invested in:

– Westbrook – Chatsworth – Hounslow Town – Fairholme – Ivybridge – Beavers – Other smaller schemes

• Projects continue from investments funded from previous

years (eg Heston).

Secondary: growth and approach

• Pressure on places from 2015/16
• Schools will be choosing to expand with an agreed

approach to growth

• Assumption that places will be created by academies and

free schools

• Key issues:

Effectiveness of secondary partnership Free schools

Special: growth and proposals

• Overall population increase, specifically Autistic

Spectrum Disorder/Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties

• Increase in-borough provision to reduce expensive out of

borough placements

• Increase centres in mainstream schools and Pupil

Referral Units; expand dedicated SEN schools; build a new SEN school

Projection of number of pupils with ASD and PMLD requiring specialist provision

Estimated profile of expenditure

2012 (£m) 2013 (£m) 2014-17 (£m) Total (£m) Primary 2.9 9.6 93.3 105.8 Two year old 0.9 7.0 7.9 Special 1.6 10.9 41.2 53.7 Secondary 25.0 25.0 Programme Mgmt 0.1 0.0 1.8 1.9 School Capital Maintenance 3.4 3.4 10.2 17.0 Total Estimated Cost 8.9 30.9 171.5 211.3

The funding gap

(£m)

Estimated Cost 211.3 Confirmed funding

• 43.9

Assumed funding

• 86.1

Estimated funding gap 81.3

Option: Potential reductions to cost of build

• Conversion or redesign of existing accommodation
• Modern methods of construction, usually constructed off-

site and involving less time on-site

• Traditional methods of construction
• Refurbishment and remodelling
• Or combination of these methods, depending on

suitability of site

Funding options

Options include:

• Borrowing
• Free schools
• DSG / school contributions
• Baseline specification with additional options called off with

funding

• Sponsorship