Jessie Younghusband Primary School, Woodlands Lane - Proposal to transfer to a New Site

Statutory proposal for the transfer to a new site of
Jessie Younghusband Primary School

Opens 18 April 2024
Closes 16 May 2024
Contact
0330 222 3048
SchoolConsultations@westsussex.gov.uk
Overview
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Part 1 of Schedule 3 of The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 (‘the Prescribed Alterations Regulations’) and in conjunction with Parts 2 and 3 and Schedule 3 of the Education and Inspections Act 2007 (as amended by the Education Act 2013) that West Sussex County Council, County Hall, West Street, Chichester PO19 1RG, intends to transfer to a new site the following community school with effect from 1 September 2025:
Jessie Younghusband Primary School, Woodlands Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 5PA.
All children attending Jessie Younghusband Primary School at the time the decision is effective, would continue to be offered places at the relocated school on the new housing development known as; Minerva Heights on land at Old Broyle Road, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 3PH.
The school currently has 216 pupils on roll.
The Council has a Home to School Transport Policy which can be found here:www.westsussex.gov.uk/media/11485/ws_school_and_college_transport_policy.pdf
West Sussex County Council is publishing the proposal. The Council will address whether to implement the proposal following the consultation.
This notice is an extract of the complete proposal. A copy of the complete
proposal can be viewed below. https://yourvoice.westsussex.gov.uk /jessie-younghusband-st-anthony-s-and-catchments
Alternatively, you can request a printed copy of the complete proposal from the address below or telephone 0330 222 3048.
Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal, any person may object to, or make comment upon the proposal, by sending their representations to: The School Organisation Team, West Sussex County Council, Ground Floor Northleigh, County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RG or by emailing: SchoolConsultations@westsussex.gov.uk
Any objections or comments must be received by midnight on 16 May 2024
Signed: Claire Hayes
Assistant Director of Education and Skills
West Sussex County Council
Publication Date: 18 April 2024
Explanatory Notes
West Sussex County Council will determine the statutory notice within two months of the end of the representation period. If the Council fails to determine the notice within this time, it will pass all relevant material to the Schools Adjudicator who will determine the notice.