Bradwell Homefield Primary School Organisation Changes

Overview

Update

On 18 November 2024 Norfolk County Council published a statutory public notice consultation to increase the number of pupils from 210 pupils to 420 pupils,  move into a new school building located on Chaplin Road and change the age range from 3 – 11 to 4 – 11. These changes would come into effect from the Spring Term of 2027 (subject to planning permission).  The public notice consultation runs until Monday 16 December 2024 and full details of the Public Notice and Prescribed Information can be found below.

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On 24 November 2023  Sara Tough, the Executive Director of Children's Services, in her role as Decision Maker gave permission for a public notice to be issued on the proposals to;

• Increase the number of pupils at Bradwell Homefield CE VC Primary School, from 210 pupils to 420 pupils and move into a new school building – full address yet to be confirmed, but will be located on Chaplin Road.

•  Change the age range from 3 – 11 to 4 – 11.

Full details of the Consultation Report can be found below.

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It is proposed to:-

• Increase the number of pupils at Bradwell Homefield CE VC Primary School, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth from 210 pupils to 420 pupils 
• Move into a new school building – full address yet to be confirmed, but will be located on Chaplin Road.
• Change the age range from 3 – 11 to 4 – 11.
• These changes would come into effect from 1 September 2026

This proposal is in response to the new homes being built in the area.  The County Council has a statutory duty (Section 14, Education Act 1996) to plan and secure sufficient school places for their area to meet the needs of its children and families and therefore it is obliged to plan for the expansion of its school capacity.

In the Bradwell area, it is expected there will be 1000 new homes, of which 360 are still to be built.  This increase in new homes and new families, means we are expecting more primary school aged children.  The current schools in Bradwell cannot accommodate these extra children. 

Norfolk County Council considered the option of expanding the current Bradwell Homefields CE VC Primary School.  However the existing site is unsuitable for expansion as its current size is well below the minimum DfE guideline for a school with 420 pupils.

It is therefore proposed to build a new primary school in Bradwell which will provide 60 pupil places per year group, with an overall capacity of 420 places on a single site within Wheatcroft Farm housing development.

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