Leader David Hodge today revealed that Surrey County Council is facing bridging a £54 million funding shortfall to deliver 3,000 extra school places for next September – nearly double the gap plugged this year. Mr Hodge told a meeting of the Full Council that expected government funding of £30m for the next academic year will be well short of the … Continue reading
Plans have been set out to create almost 3,000 extra school places by next September as the county council presses ahead with the biggest expansion project in Surrey’s history. That figure is enough to fill nine brand new two-form entry primary schools and comes after more than 4,100 extra places were created in time for … Continue reading
Following today’s Government announcement about reforms to services for children with special educational needs and disabilities, Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s Cabinet Member for Schools and Learning, said: “The reforms announced by the Government today will provide important support to our young people with special educational needs and we are delighted to have played a role … Continue reading
Plans have been unveiled to create around 3,800 new Surrey school places in the next academic year. That is the equivalent of building around nine brand new two-form entry primary schools. Surrey County Council aims to expand 20 schools in time for the return from the 2015 summer holiday. It came as the council’s Cabinet signed off … Continue reading
After plans to completely rebuild a primary for 630 pupils were agreed, Surrey County Council unveiled artist’s impressions of how the revamped school will look. Cranmere Primary in Esher will be expanded next to the current school to provide an extra 210 places as part of the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history to meet growing … Continue reading
Plans to create space for 160 more pupils at Spelthorne Primary School were signed off as the county council’s Cabinet unveiled a document setting out likely demand for places in Surrey in the coming years. The School Organisation Plan was discussed as the Cabinet pressed on with the biggest investment programme in Surrey’s history by approving … Continue reading