Consultation on primary school expansions

Informal consultation

In 2009 the Council consulted on its Primary School Expansions Strategy, which will provide additional school places, on a permanent basis, to help meet forecast demand.

Read the Primary School Expansions Strategy(pdf, 319KB).

This document should be read in conjunction with, the Richmond upon Thames Primary Strategy for Change(pdf, 908KB), which was published in June 2008.

The Primary Strategy for Change outlined the high levels of demand for reception class places, how that demand was forecast to continue, and identified a number of schools as possible expansions to meet that demand.

This Expansions Strategy specifies the Authority’s preferred options for expansion, both temporary and permanent, and states reasons for those preferences. In selecting those preferences, we were mindful of the need to consider: the condition and suitability of schools; the requirements of the Authority’s proposed SEN Strategy; and, above all, the patterns of demand for reception class places.

The Council's Cabinet approved the Strategy at its meeting on 23 February 2009.

In December 2010, the Council revised its strategy to take account of demographic changes and admissions patterns, and Cabinet approved a ten-year strategy(pdf, 153KB) for providing additional primary school places.

Formal consultation

The next stage of the process involves formal consultation on documents known as 'statutory proposals'. These documents outline the detail of the school expansion proposals and give any interested parties a four-week period in which to make comment on, or object to, the proposals. At the end of the period, responses will be collated and presented to the Council's Cabinet, which, in its role as the 'local decision-maker', will make the decision on the proposals.

Current consultations

On Friday 4 November 2011, statutory notices were published in respect of the following proposals, with a closing-date for responses of Friday 2 December:

Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School and St John the Baptist Church of England Junior School

It is proposed that both schools be expanded from two- to three-form entry - Hampton Wick from September 2012 and St John the Baptist from September 2014.Download the statutory notices and prescribed information here:

• Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery(pdf, 99KB)
• St John the Baptist Church of England Junior(pdf, 82KB)

Heathfield Nursery and Infant School and Heathfield Junior School

It is proposed that both schools be expanded from three- to four-form entry from September 2013. Download the statutory notices and prescribed information here:

• Heathfield Nursery and Infant(pdf, 86KB)
• Heathfield Junior(pdf, 85KB)

On Friday 18 November 2011, statutory notices were published in respect of the following proposals, with a closing-date for responses of Friday 16 December:

Orleans Infant and Nursery School and St Stephen's Church of England Junior School

It is proposed that both schools be converted from three-form entry infant and junior schools into two-form entry all-through primary schools from September 2012. Download the statutory notices and prescribed information here:

• Orleans Infant and Nursery(pdf, 110KB)
• St Stephen's Church of England Junior(pdf, 108KB)

More information

Any enquiries on the school expansions process, should be addressed to Matthew Paul, Head of School Commissioning.

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Civic Centre
44 York Street,
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ

Email: m.paul@richmond.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8891 7588