Primary Places Review Phase 3:
Leasowe
Closure of Our Lady of Lourdes and Establishment of a Joint Church Aided School
Under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (EIA 2006):
- Cabinet approved the proposal to cease to maintain Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Aided Primary School, Gardenside, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 2RP from 31st August 2010.
- Cabinet approved the linked proposal by the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury and the Anglican Diocese of Chester to establish a new Joint Church school at Gardenside, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 2RP from 1st September 2010.
No objections to these linked proposals were received during the representation period. This proposal was made in order to increase diversity of parental preference in the Leasowe and wider Wallasey areas.
Here are contact telephone numbers for enquiries on the following:
- Places at primary schools from September 2010 - 0151 666 2121
- Staffing issues - 0151 666 4246
All media enquiries must go via Wirral Press Office – 0151 691 8088
Reports
27th May 2010
Cabinet report - Item 12 - Outcome of proposal for the closure of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Aided Primary School and the establishment of a joint church Aided primary school
19th March 2009
Cabinet Report - REVIEW OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES – OUTCOME OF FURTHER
CONSULTATIONS ON A JOINT CHURCH SCHOOL IN LEASOWE
Cabinet Resolution
20th June 2007
Cabinet Report – REVIEW OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES: OUTCOME OF CONSULTATIONS ON OPTIONS PUT FORWARD FOR THE PHASE 3 PLANNING AREAS
Cabinet Resolution
14 th December 2006
Cabinet report – REVIEW OF PRIMARY PLACES PHASE 3: AREA REVIEWS OF GREASBY, HESWALL, LEASOWE, NORTH WALLASEY, PENSBY AND THINGWALL, SOUTH WALLASEY AND UPTON
Cabinet Resolution
27 th July 2006
Cabinet report – REVIEW OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES: OUTCOME OF CONSULTATIONS ON OPTION FOR MILLFIELDS AND ST MARY'S EASTHAM AND REVISION TO PHASE THREE
Cabinet resolution
16th March 2006
Cabinet report – PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES REVIEW – FUTURE PHASES OF AREA REVIEWS
Cabinet resolution
Statutory Notices
PROPOSAL TO CLOSE OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AND TO ESTABLISH A NEW JOINT FAITH AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL
The representation period on this proposal began on 24th February 2010, and lasts for six weeks.
Objections or comments on this proposal should be sent in writing to the person named on the notice, on or before WEDNESDAY 7th APRIL 2010.
Full Proposal
Full proposal - Closure of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Full proposal - Establishment of a Joint Faith Aided Primary School
Appendix A - Consultation Leaflet
Appendix B - Views of consultees
19th March Cabinet Report
19th March Cabinet Resolution
2007 Leaflet for parents
Review Pack - Section 1 Overall and Comparative
Review Pack - Section 2 Individual School data
2007 Responses to Consultation
Consultation Documents - Joint Church School at Our Lady of Lourdes
When the Authority carried out its 2007 review of primary school provision in the Leasowe area, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury and the Anglican Diocese of Chester raised the possibility of establishing a Joint Church Primary School using the current premises of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School.
The thinking behind this was to demonstrate the two Churches working together, to ensure that Leasowe parents still had the option of choosing denominational or community school education and to meet the needs, as yet unfilled, for a Church of England Primary School in North Wallasey.
Much of the discussions and meetings since then between the two Dioceses have concentrated on how Religious Education and Collective Worship plus links with parishes would be organised in the proposed new school. After much work on these the stage has been reached where formal consultations are underway on proposals for a new school and comments invited from all interested parties.
The school will be a Voluntary Aided Primary School of a religious character in joint trusteeship of the RC Diocese of Shrewsbury and the Church of England Diocese of Chester, aided by Wirral Local Authority.
It will remain a one form entry primary school with a maximum of 30 places per year group and 210 pupils in total. In addition there would be 26 places in a maintained nursery on-site within the primary school.
Consultation Document
How to respond to the consultation
Written comments should be sent to:
Joint Church Primary School Consultation,
Children & Young People’s Department,
Hamilton Building,
Conway Street,
Birkenhead,
CH41 4FD
or by e-mail to: primaryplaces@wirral.gov.uk
Alternatively, comments can be returned using the feedback form
The closing date for comments is Friday 16th January 2009.
Consultation Documents Phase 3
Consultation Leaflet
Full Consultation Document
Meetings for Parents and directly interested parties
These meetings are for people who might be directly affected by the options, like parents, staff and governors, to have their say about these options as part of the consultation.
All meetings start at 7pm.
At this meeting, the options will be explained in more detail. Once this has been done, there will be time for people to say what they think about the options.
The staff and governors of the school will be invited to the meeting.
The Council’s Cabinet member for schools, Councillor Phil Davies, will also be there to hear your views.
Senior staff from the Children and Young People's Department will also attend to explain the options and make careful notes of what is said.
The closing date for written and e-mailed comments is:
FRIDAY, 30th MARCH 2007
Leasowe Pre-consultation Review Pack - November 2006
Section 1 – Overall and Comparative (PDF Format)
Includes:
Overview
- Cabinet Reports and Resolutions
- Aerial photograph of the area
- Map showing schools
- Catchment areas of Community Schools
- Catchments of Aided Schools
Wirral data
- School Organisation Plan – Wirral Summary
- Projected Under-16 population
Comparative data
- School Organisation Plan – Leasowe Small Planning
Area
- Number on Roll and Percentage surplus places by school
Section 2 – Individual School data (PDF Format)
For each school:
- Detail page
- Aerial photograph
- NOR 1981 to 2006 (1988 to 2006 for Leasowe Early Years Adult Learning Centre)
- Pupil plot overlaid with catchment areas
- Parental preference chart
- Leasowe Early Years Adult Learning Centre only - zone of residence and destination school
- Room plans of the school
Ofsted
The Ofsted website has the latest reports on all of Wirral's primary schools.
Alternatively, click on the links below to go straight to the Ofsted report for these schools:
Castleway
Leasowe
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Early Years education, daycare and childminders are also inspected by Ofsted.
Leasowe Early Years and Adult Learning Centre
If you require further information, or would like to make any comments on the Primary Places Review process or options, please use the consultation feedback form
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