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School Organisation
Consultation
On a proposal to enlarge St Martin’s C of E Aided
Infant and Junior Schools in Epsom
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Consultation – Expansion of St Martin’s Infant and Junior Schools - November 2012
The Proposal
Surrey County Council, in partnership with the governing bodies of St Martin’s Infant and Junior
Voluntary Aided schools and the Diocese of Guildford is proposing
o To expand the Infant School to allow for a roll of 270 pupils with effect from September
2014
o That the infant school admits up to 90 Reception pupils per year
o To expand the junior school to allow for a roll of 360 pupils with effect from 2017
o To provide sufficient classrooms to accommodate the gradual increase in pupils on site
and to allow the two schools to work more effectively together
The current position at St Martin’s Infant School
o The school has permanent accommodation for 180 pupils plus it has a
demountable classroom which has enabled it to take an extra Reception class in
2012 ( 3 forms of entry) to meet local need
o The school’s current accommodation enables it to admit 60 pupils each year (2 FE)
The current position at St Martin’s Junior School
o
o
o
o
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The school has permanent accommodation for 256 pupils
The Published Admission Number is currently 64 (2 FE)
Both schools share a site and are linked by the kitchen
The site is located within the Green Belt and a separate planning application is
required to seek approval for this proposed expansion
Why we are proposing to enlarge St Martin’s Infant and Junior Schools
There is a need for additional school places in the local area (see information below).
The St Martin’s schools are performing well and both have been judged by OFSTED as providing
a good standard of education for pupils. Both schools are popular with parents.
The infant school has already taken an extra class in September 2012 on a ‘one off’ temporary
basis in order to meet the local need.
We are proposing permanent expansion to provide additional places in these popular schools
where there is the site capacity to expand.
Planning Considerations
The schools’ site is located within the Green Belt and special planning rules apply. We will
therefore have to demonstrate special circumstances in our planning application before approval
could be given. Residents with an interest in the planning proposal will have the opportunity to
make representations as part of that process, which is separate from this consultation which
deals only with the principle of the school expanding in size. The schools, the Council and the
Diocese have commissioned architects to produce plans for the proposed expansion of the
schools; these have been shared with the community and are subject to further development.
The need for additional primary places in the South Epsom and Langley Vale
area
Our forecasts and historical data indicate that school rolls have been rising steadily across
Epsom and Ewell Borough from 2006. Much of the rise is as a result of the rise in the local birth
rate; some is due to housing development and inward migration. Births have increased across
the borough by about 24% since a low point in 2002. Consequently we need to take account of
this trend and provide more school places in the areas where they are needed.
The South Epsom and Langley Vale planning area is served by 6 primary schools: St Joseph’s,
the 2 St Martin’s, The Vale, and the 2 Wallace Fields schools. Additional Reception classes have
been provided in a number of these schools over the past 3 years and most are now unable to
expand further on their present sites.
Our projections for the planning area are given in the table opposite. The ‘PAN’ is the combined
planned admission number for Reception Year of the 6 schools in the planning area. The ‘spare’
columns show the projected shortfall in Reception and in Year 3 places when children transfer
into junior provision (Key Stage 2). Later projections should, however, be treated with caution –
these are based not on actual births but on the current birth trend. Over the next two years or so,
we will be able either to confirm this trend or revise our projections accordingly.
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Consultation – Expansion of St Martin’s Infant and Junior Schools - November 2012
PAN
Spare
YR
Y1
Y2
I
Jun
Pl
Junior
Spare
Y3
Y4
Y5
Y6
J
Total
Cap
Surplus
-38
2011/2012
210
5
205
210
229
644
207
5
202
212
199
210
823
1467
1429
2012/2013
210
-31
241
205
208
654
207
-32
239
205
209
200
853
1507
1429
-78
2013/2014
210
-35
245
240
203
688
222
5
217
242
202
210
871
1559
1429
-130
2014/2015
210
-39
249
244
238
731
222
11
211
219
238
203
871
1602
1429
-173
2015/2016
210
-38
248
248
242
738
222
-26
248
213
215
239
915
1653
1429
-224
2016/2017
210
-40
250
247
246
743
222
-30
252
251
209
216
928
1671
1429
-242
2017/2018
210
-42
252
249
245
746
222
-34
256
255
247
210
968
1714
1429
-285
2018/2019
210
-42
252
251
247
750
222
-33
255
259
251
248
1013
1763
1429
-334
2019/2020
210
-43
253
251
249
753
222
-35
257
258
255
252
1022
1775
1429
-346
2020/2021
210
-47
257
252
249
758
222
-37
259
260
254
256
1029
1787
1429
-358
Taking a cautious view, we believe that there is a need for potentially more than 1 additional form
of entry in Reception classes in the area by 2020. There will be a corresponding need to increase
Year 3 places across the planning area in due course and we will match junior provision to infant
places as the pupils move through the system.
The proposal to expand the St Martin’s schools is therefore aiming to meet some of this need;
that is to say it would provide 30 additional places in Reception in September 2014 (ie 90
altogether). This will provide most of the projected 39 places required by 2014 in the infant sector
in this area. It offers the added bonus of providing improved facilities across both schools.
Have Your Say
We would like to know what the people in the area think about our proposal. There is a
Consultation Response Form on page 6 of this leaflet.
The Consultation opens on Monday 26 November for four weeks What happens next?
We are going to hold a public meeting at St Martin’s Junior School where you can express your
views, obtain more information and have your questions answered. The meeting will be held:
On Monday 3 December at St Martin’s Junior School at 7 pm
Please come and share your views. Remember, the Consultation is for four weeks ending on
Friday 21 December 2012
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At the end of the consultation, the Governing Bodies will analyse the responses and decide
whether to continue with the proposal.
If they decide to continue then a Statutory Notice will be published in the local press. A copy of
the notice will also be placed on the schools’ notice boards and in the local library. There will
then be 6 weeks for anyone to comment on the Proposal.
Any responses to the Statutory Notice are reported to Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member
for Children and Learning who will make the final decision regarding the expansion.
Where can I get more information?
You can find out more by contacting:
Melanie Harris
St Martin’s Consultation
Room 326 County Hall
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey KT1 2DN
email: schoolorg@surreycc.gov.uk
Can I write to you with my views?
You can write to us with your views or email us at the above address. Please also complete the
Response Form on page 6.
You could also write to your local County Councillor c/o County Hall at:
County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN
How long have I got to give my Views?
We are consulting on these proposals until 21 December 2012
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Consultation Response Form
Proposal to expand St Martin’s Infant and Junior Schools, Epsom from 60 to
90 places per year group, from September 2014 with the Junior School
Admitting 90 places from 2017
Please give us your views. Please tick the box that best shows what you think of the following
questions. Also give us any comments you have. You can write on the other side of this sheet if
you want more space to write comments.
1. Do you agree with the proposal to expand St Martin’s Infant School from September 2014 and
St Martin’s Junior School from 2017?
Agree
Don’t know
Disagree
Comments:
Please will you tell us something about yourself? Tick the boxes that apply to you and please tick
the box for the school involved.
A parent/carer of a child in an Early Years
setting
A parent/carer of a child who may in future
attend St Martin’s Infant/Junior schools
A parent/carer of a child at another school
Someone who works at St Martin’s
Infant/Junior school
A Governor of the schools
Some other link to the schools
Someone else with an interest – please give details
It would be helpful if you could give your postcode ……………
Please return by 21 December 2012 to:
Melanie Harris, St Martin’s Schools’ Consultation,
Room 171, County Hall, Kingston-upon-Thames,
Surrey KT1 2DN
email: schoolorg@surreycc.gov.uk
Please tick if you have written comments on the other side
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St Martin’s Infant and Junior Schools’ Expansion - Consultation Response
Form
Additional Comments
Please will you also give your postcode again
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