Strangers Way, Ashcroft Road - Expansion of Lady Zia Wernher School

Statutory Notice
Luton Council
Expansion of Lady Zia Wernher School on to a second site at The Leagrave Centre

Notice is given in accordance with section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Luton Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to Lady Zia Wernher School (Community Special School), which operates across two sites: Lady Zia Wernher School Leagrave, Strangers Way, Luton, LU4 9ND and Lady Zia Wernher School Stopsley, Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AY. It is proposed to increase the capacity of the School, from 1 January 2027, by enlarging the school premises on the School’s Leagrave site at Strangers Way.
The current capacity of the school is 265. The proposed capacity will be 288 pupils. The exact number of pupils that can be accommodated at any given time will be dependent upon the individual needs of the pupils on roll. The number of pupils registered at the School as of the May 2026 school census was 263.
This Notice is an extract from the full proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from Mr Nicholas Adams-Nel, Education Provision and Planning Manager via email

nicholas.adams-nel@luton.gov.uk

or by writing to Mr Nicholas Adams-Nel, Education Provision and Planning Manager, Luton Council, Town Hall, George Street, Luton LU1 5BQ. Alternatively, the complete proposal can be accessed on the council website at:

https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/

Show/Education_and_learning/Schools_and_colleges/Pages/default.aspx
Representations
Within four weeks of the date of publication of these proposals, any person may object to, or make comments on, the proposal by sending them to Mr. Nicholas Adams-Nel, Education & Provision Planning Manager, Town Hall, George Street, Luton, LU1 2BQ, by 5pm on 7 October 2026.
Signed: Dheeraj Chibber – Corporate Director, Children, Families and Education
Publication Date: 9 September 2026