Ann Street, Closure of St Bartholomews Primary School

BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

STATUTORY NOTICE FOR THE CLOSURE OF ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRIGHTON

Notice is given in accordance with section 15(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, as amended, and the School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013 that Brighton and Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ ('the Council'), is proposing to discontinue St Bartholomew's CE Primary School, Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP with effect from 31 August 2024.

St Bartholomew's CE Primary School is a voluntary aided school.

Should the decision to discontinue the school be agreed, all children attending St Bartholomew's CE Primary will be offered a place in local schools for September 2024. As of 8 January 2024 135 children were on roll who are aged 4 to 11.

This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposalcan be obtained from: Head of School Organisation, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ or by contacting School Admissions Team on 01273 293653 or via email at schooolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk. The full proposal is also on the council's website and can be found at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/school-statutory-notices Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal (i.e. by 5pm on the 20 February 2024), any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by visiting https://consultations.brighton-hove.gov.uk/children-and-learning/statutory-proposal-st-bartholomews , by email to schoolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk or by writing to Head of School Organisation, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ.

If you need us to write down your response to this proposal because you cannot complete it yourself please call the School Admissions Team on phone 01273 293653 between 9:30am and 1:30pm, and we'll take down your response. You can translate this information on the Council's website by searching for 'translate' and following instructions.

If you require us to provide any translated copies of this or the full proposal information please contact schoolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk.

All statutory consultation requirements relating to these proposals have been complied with.

Signed: Deb Austin, Executive Director, Families, Children & Learning

Dated: 23 January 2024