Issue - meetings

Report of the Executive Director, People

The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Education and Inclusion which set out proposals for Phase 2 of the Increasing Pupil Places Programme 2014.

The Increasing Pupil Places Programme 2014 involves ten schools.  The first five schools were approved by the Cabinet as Phase 1 in June 2013.  These schools were Aldermoor Farm Primary School, Broad Heath Primary School, Clifford Bridge Primary School, Coundon Primary School and Frederick Bird Primary School.  Approval was now sought for the proposals and capital funding of a further five schools under phase 2 of the programme, these being Corpus Christi, Hollyfast, Little Heath, Park Hill and Whitley Abbey Primary Schools. 

An Official Journal of the European Community (OJEU) tender process was carried out between February and May 2013 to select a consultant design team and partnering contractor.  Associated Architects (lead consultants) and Wates Construction (partnering contractor) had developed the extension proposals in collaboration with key stakeholders.  Planning applications had been submitted in October 2013 for all five schools.  Enabling works would be completed in time for the schools to increase their intake capacity from September 2014 and the main construction works completed for January 2015.  The report submitted detailed the specific proposals for each of the five schools and, appended to the report, were illustrations of the designs for each of the schools.

It was estimated that the total costs, based on the scheme design proposals, would £12,326,157.  This was to be funded by a mixture of existing and future Central Government allocations and other grants.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet recommend that Council:

1.  Approve plans for the extensions and modifications to Corpus Christi, Hollyfast, Little Heath, Park Hill and Whitley Abbey Primary Schools in line with the proposals included in the report.

2.  Approve the programme of £12,326,157 by the City Council to include expenditure for the extensions and modifications to Corpus Christi, Hollyfast, Little Heath, Park Hill and Whitley Abbey Primary Schools and Park Hill Play Group as set out in Table 5.1.2. of the report.