Decision details

Dogsthorpe Junior School Academy Conversion - JUL14/CMDN/55

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Education Skills and University

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cabinet Member:

 

  1. Approved the closure of Dogsthorpe Junior School;
  2. Approved the execution of a commercial transfer agreement; and
  3. Granted a 125 year lease of the premises known as Dogsthorpe Junior School at a peppercorn rent to Greenwood Academies Trust from 1 September 2014.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The Council is required to co-operate with the Academy conversion, once approved by the Secretary of State for Education, under the 2011 Education Act.

Alternative options considered:

Refuse the closure of Dogsthorpe Junior School and transfer to academy status.  Once the school has been accepted for academy status by the Secretary of State the Council is required to support the decision. 

 

Not to grant a lease of the premises:  This option was rejected because the Academy Order requires the Council to grant a lease of the premises to the new Academy.

 

Sell the site to the new Academy:  This option was rejected because there is no requirement for the Academy to buy land (for which no funding has been made available) and the Council would prefer to retain ownership.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

None unless otherwise stated in the CMDN.

Publication date: 09/07/2014

Date of decision: 09/07/2014

Effective from: 15/07/2014

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