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Woodcote Primary School Ashby - Proposal To Provide An Enhanced Resource Base
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THE LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED RESOURCE BASE AT WOODCOTE PRIMARY SCHOOL ASHBY (DFE NO 2373)
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 (updated October 2018) that Leicestershire County Council of County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RF proposes to provide an Enhanced Resource Base at: Woodcote Primary School (a community School), Willowbrook Close, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1JX
The unit will have 10 places for pupils. The units will primarily provide places for 1 academic year at a time. The unit will start with EYFS moving through 7 years of primary education finishing at year 6.
The arrangement will begin from August 2026 and will be accommodated in the existing school building.
Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 Act sets out the duties required to be met by Local Authorities and other partners for Children and Young People in England with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Local authorities have legal duties to identify and assess the special educational needs of children and young people for whom they are responsible. Local Authorities become responsible for a child or young person in their area when they become aware that the child or young person has or may have SEN.
This notice is a summary of the full proposals. The full proposals for the school can be viewed on the County Council website: http://leicestershire.gov.uk/school-place-planning
Or can be obtained from School Organisation Service, Children and Family Services, Room 100, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RF.
Tel: 0116 305 0970. Email SchoolOrgService@leics.gov.uk Within four weeks from the date of publication of these proposals, any person may object to or make comments on the proposals by sending them to School Organisation Service, Children and Family Services, County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8RF or by email to SchoolOrgService@leics.gov.uk
The closing date for comments and objections is 10th July 2026
Date: 12th June 2026
Signed: Fiona McMillan
Assistant Director of Law and Governance
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