Agenda item

Martin Shefferd, Hampshire County Council provided the forum with a verbal update concerning the latest position regarding both primary and secondary education at North Whiteley. The update covered a range of issues including primary school pupil numbers and the proposed timeline for the build and opening of the secondary school.

Members asked several questions and made comments regarding:

1.    the estimated number of pupils for each school year for September 2022 at Cornerstones primary school

2.    whether a planning application for the secondary school could be submitted earlier

3.    designing the secondary school to be able to cope with extremes in high and low temperatures

4.    allowing ingress and egress to Cornerstone school via the currently locked gates

5.    development plans for the previous school site

6.    understanding the analysis to justify the proposed 2027 opening date for the secondary school   

7.    the governance arrangements for the secondary school.

These points were responded to by Mr Shefferd.

A statement was read out that had been received from Mr Tim Clarke

Headteacher, Cornerstone Church of England Primary School (available here).