Swaffham Church of England VC Infant School - statutory notice for change of age range

Overview

Update

On 14th May 2019, in her role as Decision Maker, the Executive Director of Children's Services agreed that the following proposals should be implemented:

• To change the age range of Swaffham CofE VC Infant School to the full primary age range, 2 – 11 years, from 1 September 2020,
• To change the name of the school to Heartwood CofE Primary School

This is approved on the condition that DNEAT receive approval from the Regional Schools Commissioner by 30^th July 2019 for Swaffham CofE Junior Academy to become a primary school from 1st September 2020.  This approval was received on the 30th July 2019.

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Statutory proposal to change the age range of Swaffham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School for pupils aged 2 - 11 years, from 1 September 2020.

From 1 September 2020, the Governing Body, Swaffham CofE VC Infant School proposes to make a prescribed alteration to change the age range from 3 - 7 years, to 2 - 11 years.  The Infant School will become a primary school and be called Heartwood CofE Primary School.

Swaffham CofE VC Infant School currently has 60 children (2 classes of 30 children) in each year group.  It is proposed that Heartwood CofE Primary School will gradually become a primary schoool, from 1 September 2020, with 30 children in each year group.

The intake year will be Reception.  However during the transition to primary school, children in Year 3 will have the opportunity to apply to remain at the Heartwood CofE Primary School until Year 6, or transfer to Swaffham CofE Junior Academy.

This proposal is linked to a similar proposal for Swaffham CofE Junior Academy to become a primary school at the same time.

Comments can be made during the four week statutory notice period by contacting the School Organisation Team (Bay 34), Floor 8, FREEPOST IH 2076, County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH, by email to schoolreview@norfolk.gov.uk or responding to this online survey.

The full proposal documents (Public Notice and Prescribed Information) can be downloaded from the links below.

Why your views matter

We want to know what you think of this proposal before a final decision is made. 

What happens next

After the consultation period ends, the Governing Body of Swaffham CofE VC Infant School will look at all the responses made.  A report on the evidence gathered from the informal consultation and this statutory public notice, will go to the Executive Director of Children's Services, Norfolk County Council, who will make a decision.