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Primary Schools in Rossendale Education and Cultural Services Directorate
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Primary Schoolsin RossendalePrimary Schools

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Education and Cultural Services Directorate

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APPENDIX 'A'
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Lancashire County Council is committed to providing an environment where everyone enjoys learning andachieves success. Children and Young People should have access to the best educational opportunities andbe supported in maximising their potential. It is for this reason that consultations on the future pattern of primaryand nursery school provision in Rossendale are being undertaken.

Our vision sees schools at the centre of their communities working together not only to improve the attainmentof their children but also making contributions to social inclusion and community cohesion.

We understand that reviews and any subsequent re-organisations create concerns but we are experienced inmanaging change and addressing those concerns. Reviews are also a major opportunity to improve the longterm stability and viability of schools in the area. There is also an opportunity to enhance school andcommunity facilities through investment in stronger schools.

The County Council has worked closely with the Salford Roman Catholic Diocese in drawing up the proposalsfor the Roman Catholic schools. We will continue to work together for a successful outcome for the wholecommunity.

I hope you will let us have your views during the consultation period. Lancashire County Council wants to hearfrom you.

You can be assured that decisions will not be taken until the views and responses to this consultation have beenreceived and carefully considered.

Sue MulvanyExecutive Director of Children’s Services

Salford Diocese is committed to providing an appropriate Catholic environment where young people canprogress in the widest possible sense. It is for this reason that we are working closely with our colleagues inthe Lancashire Education Authority to review the primary school provision in Rossendale.

We want this review to be based on the widest possible consultation with the Catholic communities and,therefore, would encourage people to share their views during this period. Only after this consultation will anydecisions be made.

Very Rev Canon A McBrideSalford Roman Catholic Diocesan Schools Commission

Foreword byExecutive Director of Children’s Servicesand the Salford Diocesan Schools Commission

CONTENTS PAGE NO

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1 Review Objectives2.2 General Principles

3. THE ROSSENDALE REVIEW: Current Position and Context

3.1 Overall Primary School Pupil Numbers and Places 3.2 Overall Numbers and Places in LEA Nursery Schools and Classes 3.3 Raising Standards of Achievement 3.4 Early Years and Childcare Developments in Rossendale3.5 Special Educational Needs in Rossendale

4. THE ROSSENDALE REVIEW: Issues and Context

4.1 General4.2 Educational Standards4.3 Extended Schools4.4 Capital Funding

5. OPTIONS FOR CHANGE

5.1 Bacup, Britannia and Stacksteads 5.2 Rawtenstall, Crawshawbooth and Newchurch 5.3 Haslingden ,Helmshore and Rising Bridge5.4 Whitworth 5.5 Ramsbottom

6. THE CONSULTATION PROCESS

APPENDIX 1: Other ConsulteesAPPENDIX 2: The School Organisation CommitteeAPPENDIX 3: StatisticsAPPENDIX 4: National Early Years and Childcare InitiativesQuestionnaire

1. INTRODUCTION

This consultation document is about the future pattern of primary and nursery school provision in Rossendale.It sets out Lancashire County Council’s vision for education; outlines the current pattern of provision and putsforward for consideration and discussion a number of options for re-organisation.

The document also sets out the full consultation process and how you can have your say on the proposals. Thisdocument is available in English, Bengali, Urdu and Pushto on the Internet at:www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/primross/

Repeat the above paragraph in the minority languages

2. EDUCATIONAL VISION

2.1 REVIEW OBJECTIVES

We are seeking to achieve:

‘The provision of appropriate school places so children are able to access a high quality school place in alocation and with facilities appropriate to their learning needs and aspirations.’

In relation to nursery and primary school provision this means creating an environment where children feel safeand comfortable but where they are also stimulated to learn and to develop physical and social skills that willimprove their life chances. Education provides a pathway to potential prosperity and satisfaction later in lifeand it is vital that children get the best possible start on their journey along that pathway.

Rossendale, as with most other parts of the county, has a rich diversity of both pre-school and primary schoolprovision. That diverse pattern has arisen partly of out necessity and partly out of choice. Rossendale has thesecond lowest population density in the East Lancashire and therefore the children in the district are spreadover a wide area.

The way the location of schools has developed over time and the geographical constraints of the area makesit difficult to provide a pattern of primary schools based on a standard one form entry model, which is about30 children in each year group, avoiding the need for mixed age classes. There is a balance to be struckbetween providing school places within the immediate community and ensuring schools are large enough tobe educationally and economically viable.

The vision also sees schools operating at the centre of their immediate and often extended communities. TheGovernment’s Extended Schools Initiative supports the development of schools as the location for otherservices such as childcare, health and adult education. Many schools in Rossendale are already involved insome of these activities. In many cases the services are delivered in partnership with other providers.

The main objective of the review is to create a pattern of provision that supports the raising of the attainmentof the children in Rossendale. Some of the options for change presented later in this document are mutuallyexclusive but the aim is to provide a final package of proposals that delivers a framework of successful schoolsserving their local or extended communities.

2.2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES

This is a summary of key policy issues and principles relevant to the provision of school places in Lancashire.The full statement is contained within the School Organisation Plan for Lancashire, which can be accessed viawww.lancashire.gov.uk/education/index.asp

Diversity

The Authority recognises the important role played by denominational schools in the overall planning ofprimary school places and the need to retain a reasonable pattern of denominational and non-denominationalprovision wherever possible (even if this means retaining some surplus places) in order to preserve a range ofchoices for parents.

Size of Schools

The size of primary schools should seek to minimise the need for mixed age classes. In designing a new schoolthe Authority would normally seek to provide at least 210 places either initially or through a plannedprogramme.

OFSTED and the Audit Commission have previously recommended that the Authority should review the viabilityof small schools. The Secretary of State’s statutory guidance contains a presumption against the closure of ruralschools. District reviews of primary schools take account of small schools.

The Authority supports co-operation between small schools. The Education Act 2002 establishes arrangementsenabling schools to collaborate more closely or federate.

Class Size

Infant classes are now limited to a maximum of 30. The planning of new primary schools assumes that schoolsshould, if they so choose, be able to organise on the basis of single-age teaching groups. However, the infantclass size limit is likely to result in some increase in mixed age teaching.

Parental Preference and the Location of Schools

Accessibility is a key factor in determining the siting of new schools, the significant enlargement of existingschools and the removal of surplus places in response to population changes.

The Authority seeks to ensure that pupils of primary age do not need to undertake a journey of more than 45minutes in order to attend school but for most children journey times are far shorter.

School Improvement and School Performance

The Authority is committed to raising the standards of education provided for all children and improving theperformance of schools throughout Lancashire.

The condition, suitability and sufficiency of school premises can all have an impact on standards of pupilattainment. Overcrowded classrooms can make good quality teaching difficult. Where there are more placesin schools than children, the money spent on maintaining unnecessary buildings could be better directedtowards teaching or other curriculum related resources. Where premises are designed and equipped for thedelivery of a modern curriculum, the prospect of pupils achieving their full potential is maximised.

School performance will be taken into account when considering proposals to add or remove school places.If OFSTED decides that a school has Serious Weaknesses or is in need of Special Measures, the Authority isrequired to consider whether the school might be closed because sufficient places are available at better-performing schools.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

In July 2003, the Authority adopted “The Inclusive Continuum: A Policy for Special Educational Needs.” Theprinciples which underpin the Policy are in keeping with the requirements of the SEN and Disability Act 2001,which states that children with statements of special educational need must be educated in a mainstreamschool unless this is against the wishes of parents or is incompatible with the efficient education of otherchildren. Further details are available at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/d_pup/pol/content/consult/index.asp

Any significant changes to existing SEN provision in Rossendale would be subject to a separate consultationprocess.

Early Years

The LEA has a duty to provide a free part-time nursery education place to all 4-year-olds whose parents wantit. In addition, all three year olds now have access to free part-time early education.

Demand for Nursery provision will be considered against the availability of places within area reviews ofprimary schools.

3. THE ROSSENDALE REVIEW: CURRENT POSITION ANDCONTEXT

3.1 OVERALL PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPIL NUMBERS AND PLACES

Previous Numbers on Roll

In January 1995 there were 6408 primary school pupils in the 32 primary schools in this area. Pupil numbersrose to a peak of 6527 in January 1999 since when there has been a downward trend each year to 5540 inJanuary 2005 as shown in APPENDIX 3. This decline occurred despite the construction of about 160 newhouses each year.

Current and Future Pupil Numbers

In January 2005 there were 5540 pupils in 6695 places leaving 1155 net unfilled places (17.42%). Takinginto account live birth rates, trends in primary school intakes and making an allowance for new housing andmigration rates (the tendency for pupils to leave or join primary schools after the normal age of entry) it isestimated that there could be between 4990 and 5345 pupils on roll by January 2010. The middle of thisrange would see 5166 children in 6695 places, leaving 1529 unfilled places (22.8%). This level of unfilledcapacity would present even more serious problems for Rossendale primary schools. Further details are givenin APPENDIX 3.

Although the overall trend in pupil numbers is clearly downward, falling rolls are unlikely to affect all schoolsto the same extent. As a general rule, Catholic schools have been more affected than community schools. TheChurch of England schools have been least affected although the level of unfilled capacity is significant in allthree sectors. There are some schools which have no unfilled capacity or few available places. The existenceof a large number of unfilled places in the area as a whole has allowed greater freedom of parentalpreference so that falling rolls have had little effect on the most popular schools and a disproportionate effecton the less popular schools.

3.2 OVERALL NUMBERS AND PLACES IN LEA NURSERY SCHOOLS AND CLASSES

There are three LEA maintained nursery schools and there are nursery classes in 6 of the 32 primary schoolsin the review area providing a total of 622 half-day places. In January 2005 there were 392 entitled children.This left 229 unfilled places (36.8%). 106 younger children were then admitted because spaces were unfilledby entitled children. Further details can be found in APPENDIX 3.

A further fall of 5.35% in live birth rates in pre-school age groups will affect demand in future.

In addition there is a substantial private and voluntary sector, which includes full day care in a variety ofsettings, some within primary school buildings.

3.3 RAISING STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT

Recent statutory assessment data on pupils at eleven years of age indicates that overall standards inRossendale primary schools are improving. The rate of improvement is broadly in line with the average for allLancashire schools.

Most schools have been successfully inspected by Ofsted. Currently no primary schools require specialmeasures, have serious weaknesses or have been identified as underachieving schools. However, nineprimary schools (26%) have been identified as needing additional support from the local authority. One ofthese has recently been successfully inspected following an earlier inspection finding of serious weaknesses.The remaining eight schools have been identified as requiring additional support to address seriouseducational, personnel or financial difficulties.

3.4 EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT IN ROSSENDALE

The national context is summarised in APPENDIX 4. Major developments planned or completed locally inrecent years include:

• 742 new childcare places available since April 2001.

• 3 Children Centres to be operational by 31 March 2006:o Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre working with Bacup Nursery School.o Staghills Nursery Schoolo Haslingden Community Link working with Hillside Nursery School

• Neighbourhood Nursery at Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre providing 61 childcare places.

• Sure Start local programme for Bacup and Stacksteads

To help develop these services the Rossendale District has been allocated £967,993 capital and £315,649revenue over the next two years.

3.5 SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN ROSSENDALE

Two special schools are located in Rossendale. Tor View School provides for children aged 5 to 19 withmoderate, severe or profound learning difficulties. Cribden House School provides for children aged 5 to 11with behavioural, emotional or social difficulties. Lea Brook is a short stay school. In due course, the patternof provision will be reviewed separately in the light of the new policy for special educational needs.

The Review of Primary Schools in Rossendale may pave the way for improvements to the organisation andaccommodation for children with Special Educational Needs in Rossendale by, for example, releasing primaryschool premises for special education use and/or improving popular primary schools’ provision for childrenwith special educational needs.

4 THE ROSSENDALE REVIEW: ISSUES AND CONTEXT

4.1 GENERAL

School reorganisation is never easy and changes can involve difficult choices. However, falling rolls can alsopresent opportunities to improve school buildings and to help provide a higher quality of education. TheAuthority and the Dioceses are grateful for the contributions of local Headteachers and governors in the periodleading up to the review and hope that as many local people as possible will contribute to the review and helpshape a better future for education in this area.

4.2 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

This review offers an opportunity to create better conditions for further improvement in educational standards.It will create schools of an appropriate size to serve a local area. These schools will be more able to offer arich, broad and balanced curriculum to pupils, efficiently and effectively. They will also provide greater jobsecurity and promotion opportunities for staff. The review could lead to improved buildings, a wider range ofteaching resources, new facilities for community use and a well distributed pattern of educational provisionacross the area. Schools will be more able to operate on a sound financial basis and, most importantly, it willcreate schools which are well subscribed, are a focal point of the community and a springboard for furtherraising standards in the future.

4.3 EXTENDED SCHOOLS

Because the review may improve facilities in several schools, it is possible that there may be increasedopportunities for development of extended schools. It may also be possible for premises no longer needed forprimary education to be used by the community or for other educational purposes although the sustainabilityof any such provision must be carefully considered. Some possibilities are given later in this document and any

other suggestions for further development during this review would be welcome. Further information aboutextended schools is available at www.teachernet.gov.uk and at www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/primross/

4.4 CAPITAL FUNDING

In addition to the funding to expand early years’ services, a total of £1.5 million has been earmarked toimplement the projects identified in Section 5. It may also be possible to identify capital receipts arising fromthe disposal of land and/or obtain additional funding from other sources. With this money it is intended toensure that schools in this area are in a stronger position to meet the challenges of the future by:

• Replacing “temporary” accommodation with modern purpose-built facilities.• Offering more places and better buildings at popular and successful schools.• Improving Library and Information Technology facilities.• Providing safer and more secure premises.• Increasing access for the disabled.• Improving potential for inclusion

It would take at least two to three years to complete these improvements. This means that new schools wouldbe formed in existing premises and building projects would continue for some time after reorganisation ofschools took effect.

5. OPTIONS FOR CHANGE

This section outlines reorganisation options mainly for Community and Catholic schools. The Church of EnglandDiocese of Blackburn covers the Haslingden area, whilst the remainder of the District lies within the Church ofEngland Diocese of Manchester. Whilst at this stage there are few reorganisation options directly affectingChurch of England primary schools, the two Dioceses have been closely involved in preparations for the reviewand are ready to assist Church of England Schools which may be directly or indirectly affected in the comingyears.

5.1 BACUP, BRITANNIA AND STACKSTEADS

Pupil Numbers and Places:

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Britannia 210 168 42 20 154 56Thorn 312 161 151 48.4 161 151

Northern 203 174 29 14.29 173 30Sharneyford 59 61 -2 -3.39 73 -14St Saviour’s 112 104 8 7.14 101 11Community

Totals 896 668 228 25.45 662 234

CHURCH of ENGLAND

Holy Trinity 245 241 4 1.63 228 17

Total Church of England 245 241 4 1.63 228 17

CATHOLIC

St Joseph’s 192 75 117 60.94 68 124St Mary’s 210 127 83 39.52 121 89

TotalCatholic 402 202 200 49.75 189 213

Total Bacup 1543 1111 432 28.00 1079 464

Option 1A: Amalgamate Sharneyford and Thorn in the Thorn premises and replace Bacup NurserySchool with a 52 (part-time) place nursery class

Bacup Nursery School occupies one wing of the same building which accommodates Thorn Primary School.The Nursery School has 90 (part-time) nursery education places and there were 40 three year olds attendingin September 2004. Because space was available, a further 22 two year olds were also admitted in January2005. This compares with 55 three year olds and 23 two year olds in January 2001.Its catchment area islargely the main urban area of Bacup.

As part of the development of childcare facilities locally, the Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre hasbeen opened on Rochdale Road. It can offer full time day care for up to 61 children aged from birth to 5 yearsold between 7.30am and 6pm for 51 weeks per year. In April 2005, there was 74% take-up of the totalnumber of sessions.

As the table in Appendix 3 shows, there are two primary schools in this area (Holy Trinity and Bacup StMary’s) with capacity to provide 104 part-time nursery education places. Taken together with Bacup NurserySchool, the three LEA maintained nursery education providers have 194 places and in January 2005 therewere 119 entitled children enrolled.

The combined number of births in the Irwell, Greensclough and Stacksteads wards fell from 200 in 1993/4to 166 in 1998/99. Over the same period, primary school pupil numbers in Bacup schools fell from 185 to155 per year. The main reason why primary school pupil numbers are expected to continue to fall over thenext few years is the lower birth rate in pre-school age groups and this will also have an effect on the take-upof pre-school places. In view of declining numbers of children and the expansion of alternative childcarefacilities available to parents, Bacup Nursery School could be replaced by a nursery class with 26 morningand 26 afternoon places, using the existing nursery school accommodation.

There were 94 pupils on roll at Sharneyford School in January 2001 and this had declined to 61 by January2005. Recent internal adaptation of the building to provide small resource and computer areas has reducedthe number of places from 70 to 59. The school is organised in three teaching groups, with the school hallserving as the class base for the upper junior group as well as the only internal circulation route between theother two class bases. There is a small staffroom and a store at first floor level. The building dates from 1886and occupies a very small site (0.1091 hectares compared with a guideline figure of 0.685ha for up to 90pupils). Part of the deficiency is because there is no onsite playing field but the school has access to a detachedfield off Todmorden Road. Sharneyford is located outside the main urban area to the north-east of Bacup towncentre. However, it draws a significant number of its pupils from Bacup.

Pupil numbers at Thorn School declined from 318 in January 1995 to 161 in January 2005. The formersecondary school building dates from 1939 and the capacity assessment is 312 places at present, with amaximum capacity of 347 places (50 per year). The school is organised in six teaching groups in a buildingwith eleven class bases. In addition the school is well provided for in terms of ICT and library facilities.Unusually for a primary school there is a gymnasium as well as a large hall. At 1.8203 hectares, the site isalso spacious and well above the guideline figure of 1.42ha for 300 children. It is located fairly centrallywithin the main urban area north of the town centre, close to Bacup Cricket Club and Bacup Borough FootballClub. It draws pupils from a wide area but mainly from the residential areas north and south of TodmordenRoad in Bacup.

Thorn and Sharneyford lie approximately 1.4 miles apart. The actual journey to either school is shorter formany pupils and their catchment areas overlap to a considerable degree.

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By September 2006, pupil numbers on roll could be as follows:

SCHOOL Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year Year 6 TOTAL

Thorn 21 21 22 23 18 20 22 147Sharneyford 8 10 10 12 0 7 8 55

Total 29 31 32 35 18 27 30 202

Places 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 350

Vacancies 21 19 18 15 32 23 20 148

Option 1B: Amalgamate Sharneyford and Thorn in the Thorn premises and replace Bacup NurserySchool with a 52 (part-time) place nursery class and reduce the size of the Thorn premisesto 210 places.

It is estimated that a building project to reshape and remodel the building to provide good accommodationfor 210 pupils could be delivered at a cost in the region of £600,000. At the same time, it may be possible toreduce the site area down towards the guideline figure of 1.105 hectares for a one form entry school andrelease excess land for other purposes. The Bacup, Britannia and Stacksteads Master plan for futuredevelopment would have to be taken into account.

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Option 1C: Close Thorn and Bacup Nursery School and extend St Saviour’s to 210 places.

Pupils on roll at Thorn at the time of closure would have to find places at a variety of other schools. BySeptember 2006, the numbers on roll could be as follows:

Approx.distance from

Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Cloughfold SCHOOL R 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total (in miles)

Britannia 22 15 19 22 21 25 31 155 1.9

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 8 15 11 8 9 5 -1 55

Northern 23 23 19 30 24 25 29 173 1.1

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 7 7 11 0 6 5 1 37

Sharneyford Primary 8 10 10 12 0 7 8 55 1.4

Places per year 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 70

Unfilled places 2 0 0 -2 10 3 2 15

St Saviours 13 16 16 13 16 11 15 100 1.2

Places per year 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 112

Unfilled places 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 12

Holy Trinity CE 31 35 34 35 35 35 30 235 1.7

Places per year 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 245

Unfilled places 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 10

Unfilled places

Community/CE 24 22 23 9 25 18 8 129

St Joseph’s RC 10 10 5 8 12 10 10 65 1.7

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 20 20 25 22 18 20 20 145

St Mary’s RC 16 17 20 13 20 18 14 118 0.9

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 14 13 10 17 10 12 16 92

Thorn 21 17 22 23 18 20 22 143

Unfilled Places Total 58 55 58 48 53 50 44 366

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Whilst there might be enough places overall at other Bacup primary schools for pupils displaced from Thorn,there could be difficulties in some age groups in non-Catholic schools and the children could be split up intoas five or more alternative schools over a wide area. Furthermore, if the capacity in Catholic schools isreduced, closure of Thorn could remove too many places. Therefore, an option which offers the opportunityfor more of the children to stay together and fewer places removed could be considered

It is estimated that a building project to extend the St Saviour’s building to provide excellent accommodationfor 210 pupils could be delivered at a cost in the region of £750,000. With 210 places and an estimated 100on roll in September 2006, St Saviour’s might accommodate approximately 110 of the estimated 147 childrendisplaced by a closure of Thorn. The remaining 37 children would find alternative places at other schools asindicated in the table above. Whilst new classrooms were being completed, it would be necessary for StSaviour’s to continue to use at least part of the Thorn building.

There were 40 three year olds at Bacup Nursery School in January 2005 and 25 unfilled places at HolyTrinity and St Mary’s nursery classes. Facit St John with St Michael’s School lies about 1.3 miles from BritanniaSchool and had 38 unfilled places in its nursery class. With the number of children expected to fall in futureand the new childcare service at the Maden Centre it might be argued that there is no need to replace any ofthe capacity at Bacup Nursery School.

Option 1 D: Close Bacup Nursery School and reduce the size of Thorn to 175 places.

This would mean keeping the same number of community primary schools in Bacup as there are at present butredeveloping the Thorn premises to admit 25 pupils per year, in line with current and likely demand. Thebuilding would have six classrooms so there would be some element of mixed age group teaching as there isat present with six teaching groups. Land and/or accommodation would be released for other uses includingcommunity development. It would leave a pattern of comparatively small community primary schools with allfive of them operating below one form entry (210 pupils).

Option 2A: Amalgamate St Joseph’s, with St Mary’s, Bacup in the St Mary’s Bacup premises.

St Joseph’s Stacksteads has sufficient places to accommodate 192 pupils. The admission number is 30. Theschool building is in satisfactory condition and has undergone extensive remodelling over the years. The siteoccupies an elevated and restricted site. The school is not barrier free. In January 2001 the number on rollwas 124. In January 2005 there were 75 pupils taught in three groups to cover the seven years of primaryeducation. The forecast for 2010 is 68 pupils on roll, leaving 124 surplus places. The current reception classhas four pupils with five in Year One. Thirty-five pupils come from the home parish, three from St Peter’s andnine from St Mary’s. The remainder are non-Catholic.

St Mary’s Bacup is a one-form entry school with capacity for 210 pupils. The admission number is 30. InJanuary 2001 there were 134 pupils on roll. In January 2005 there were 126. 88 pupils are from the homeparish of St Mary’s, the remainder are non-Catholic. The school building is in poor condition, built on differentlevels and is not barrier free.

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The distance between the two schools is 1.9 miles.

By September 2006 pupil numbers on roll could be as follows:

SCHOOL Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total

Bacup St Mary’s 16 17 20 13 20 18 14 118

St Joseph’s RC Stackstead 10 10 5 8 12 10 10 65

Total 26 27 25 21 32 28 24 183

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 4 3 5 9 -2 2 6 27

It would be possible to accommodate all the pupils from St Joseph’s in the St Mary’s premises, bringing thenumber on Roll to 189 by September 2010 without building implications.

Option 2B: Amalgamate St Joseph’s with St Peter’s Newchurch in the St Peter’s premises

St Peter’s Newchurch has accommodation for 120 pupils with an admission number of 21. There are currently93 pupils on roll taught in three teaching groups to cover the seven years of primary education. 50 pupils arefrom the home parish, 15 from St James the Less, 8 from St Joseph’s Stacksteads and 5 from St Mary’s Bacup.The forecast for 2010 is 84 pupils on roll. The building is in good condition and occupies an elevated site withroom for development. The school is barrier free.

The distance between the two schools is 1.9 miles.

By September 2006 numbers on roll could be as follows:

SCHOOL Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total

St Peter’s RC 10 13 10 12 11 22 14 92

St Joseph’s RC Stackstead 10 10 5 8 12 10 10 65

Total 20 23 15 20 23 32 24 157

Places per year 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 147

Unfilled places 1 -2 6 1 -2 -11 -3 -10

Amalgamation in St Peter’s premises would give a projected number on roll by 2010 of 152. This wouldrequire the addition of one classroom to the St Peter’s site at an estimated cost of £_______. The possible totalof 157 in September 2006 could be accommodated in 5 classrooms as the school has separate ICT andlibrary areas.

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Option 2C: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Mary’s Bacup in the St Joseph’s premises.

This option would give a projected pupil population of 189 in 2010 with accommodation at St Joseph’s for192. The majority of pupils who attend St Mary’s come from the immediate catchment area with a very smallnumber from the St Joseph’s community. Both schools have access difficulties and the distance between themis 1.9 miles.

By September 2006 pupil numbers on roll could be as follows:

SCHOOL Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total

Bacup St Mary’s 16 17 20 13 20 18 14 118

St Joseph’s RC Stackstead 10 10 5 8 12 10 10 65

Total 26 27 25 21 32 28 24 183

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 4 3 5 9 2 2 6 27

Option 2D: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Peter’s Newchurch in the St Joseph’s premises.

This option would give a projected pupil population of 152 in 2010. The combined school population couldeasily be accommodated in the St Joseph’s premises. However, the school would still be organised in mixedage teaching groups. Pupil Postcode Data indicates only 4 pupils currently attend St Joseph’s from theNewchurch area.

By September 2006 pupil numbers on roll could be as follows:

SCHOOL Year R Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total

St Peter’s RC 10 13 10 12 11 22 14 92

St Joseph’s RC Stackstead 10 10 5 8 12 10 10 65

Total 20 23 15 20 23 32 24 157

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 10 7 15 10 7 2 6 53

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Summary of Bacup options

Estimated EstimatedPlaces Places Capital Revenue

removed removed Cost Savings Option (primary) (nursery) £ £

1A 59 38 Nil 167,0001B 196 38 600,000 167,0001C 257 90 750,000 229,0001D 172 90 750,000 207,0002A 192 0 nil 19,8002B 162 0 xxxx 21,6002C 210 0 nil 27,2002D 120 0 nil 21,600

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5.2 RAWTENSTALL, CRAWSHAWBOOTH AND NEWCHURCH

Pupil Numbers and Places:

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Crawshawbooth 315 314 1 0.32 291 24Primary

Cloughfold 150 75 75 50 66 84Primary

Waterfoot 292 301 -9 -3.08 264 28Balladen 210 161 49 23.33 149 61

Water 140 97 43 30.71 84 56Total

Community 1107 948 159 14.36 854 253

CHURCH of ENGLAND

Newchurch 210 165 45 21.43 145 65Primary

St Anne’s 105 89 16 15.24 84 21EdgesideSt Paul’s

Constable Lee 270 262 8 2.96 244 26St Mary’s 203 187 16 7.88 165 38

Total Church of England 788 703 85 10.79 638 150

CATHOLIC

St James 206 186 20 9.71 175 31 The LessSt Peter’s 120 93 27 22.5 84 36

Total Catholic 326 279 47 14.42 259 67

Total 2221 1930 291 13.10 1751 470Rawtenstall

Option 3: The closure of Cloughfold School

Pupil numbers at Cloughfold School fell from 171 in January 1995 to 75 in January 2005. The building datesfrom 1876 and the capacity assessment is 150 places at present. The school has five classrooms and currentlyorganises in four teaching groups. It is expected that this will reduce to three teaching groups in September2005. As well as the classrooms, the school contains a hall and ICT and library areas developed in formerclassrooms. The site is sloping and this has produced a building with several different levels connected by

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stairways. The area of the site is 0.611 hectares compared with the DfES guideline figure of almost 0.9hectares. It is located close to the main Bacup Road about halfway between Rawtenstall Town Centre and theWaterfoot area. Whilst approximately half of the pupils come from housing close to the school and the BacupRoad, the remainder are drawn in small numbers from a variety of locations over a wide area. For example,the 2004 survey shows seven pupils from the area around Waterfoot School to the east and eight from thearea around St Mary’s Church of England School to the west and four from the estate served by BalladenSchool to the south-west.

If Cloughfold School closed in September 2006, places at alternative schools could be as follows:

Approx.distance from

Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Cloughfold SCHOOL R 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total (in miles)

Waterfoot 34 45 34 43 39 50 46 291 1.1

Places per year 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 315

Unfilled places 11 0 11 2 6 -5 -1 24

Balladen 18 22 20 26 20 24 19 149 1.3

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 12 8 10 4 10 6 11 61

St Anne’s Edgeside 10 12 15 10 15 9 13 84 1.5

Places per year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 105

Unfilled places 5 3 0 5 0 6 2 21

Newchurch CE 18 22 19 24 16 30 26 155 1.1

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 12 8 11 6 14 0 4 55

St Mary’s CE 21 25 26 21 31 25 23 172 1.1

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled places 9 5 4 9 1 5 7 38

St James the Less RC 21 25 27 30 22 31 30 186 1.1

Places per year 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 203

Unfilled places 8 4 2 -1 7 -2 -1 17

St Peter’s RC 10 13 10 12 11 22 14 92 0.8

Places per year 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 147

Unfilled places 11 8 11 9 10 -1 7 55

Cloughfold 8 12 9 5 15 9 13 71

Unfilled Places Total 68 36 49 34 46 9 29 271

The table on the previous page shows that there would be likely to be sufficient places in all age groups anda choice of alternative schools in most cases. There is no single school which could accommodate all of theCloughfold children without extension. Since the catchment area of Cloughfold overlaps with the catchmentareas of several schools, the option of amalgamation with one other school may be unlikely to succeed.

Option 4: Extend Waterfoot School to 315 places

Pupil numbers at Waterfoot School have not declined very much over the last 10 years. There were 313 onroll in January 1995 and 301 in January 2005.The building dates from 1879 and the current capacity is 292places. The school is organised in ten teaching groups in ten classrooms, one of which is a detached mobileunit in the playground. The main building is arranged on three levels on the sloping site which is veryundersized for this number of pupils at only 0.4 hectares. There is no onsite playing field. Despite the limitationsof the site, the school has recently developed an ICT room and a large room which serves as the school libraryand as a base for the before and after school clubs.

Ideally, the school should be considered for replacement on a better site. Land is held for this purpose adjacentto the Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School site on Booth Road. A cost in excess of £3 million could beexpected. There is currently no provision within the capital programme for such a project and it is suggestedthat this be considered in the light of the Authority’s Asset Management Plans and the funding available infuture years.

This means that replacement is likely to be a longer term project. In the meantime, a project to improve theexisting building is possible. Such a project would provide a lift between the ground and basement levels,improve dining arrangements and release the mobile classroom, which is the last one remaining in Rossendaleprimary schools. It would also bring the capacity up to 315 places in line with the admission number and withcurrent levels of demand. An initial estimate puts the cost at approximately £650,000.

Option 5: Reduce part-time nursery education places at Staghills from 140 to 120

A major project to create a children’s centre at Staghills Nursery School is being planned at an estimated costin excess of £400,000. At present the school provides 140 part-time nursery education places. When thechildren’s centre building project is completed, an additional 30 full day care places for 0 to 5 year olds willbe offered. In order to maximise the benefits for children in both day care and nursery education thegoverning body have suggested that the number of part-time nursery education places be reduced from 140to 120. The effective date could be September 2006.

As the table in Appendix 3 shows, there were 121 three year olds in part-time nursery education places atStaghills in January 2005. Because space was available, a further 15 two year olds were admitted. In viewof falling birth rates in pre-school age groups and assuming that some parents will in future choose full-time daycare for their children instead of part-time nursery education, 120 places is likely to be sufficient to meet futuredemand. If the need arises, there are likely to be part-time nursery education places available in the nurseryeducation class at St Anne’s Edgeside School where there are currently 23 three year olds in 52 places.

Summary of Rawtenstall Options

Primary Estimatedplaces Nursery Estimated Revenue

removed Places Capital Cost savingsOption (added) removed £ £

3 150 0 Nil 37,0004 -23 0 650,000 (2,600)*5 0 20 Nil 36,900

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5.3 HASLINGDEN, HELMSHORE AND RISING BRIDGE

Pupil Numbers and Places:

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Haslingden 560 479 81 14.46 440 120Broadway 210 205 5 2.38 192 18Helmshore 350 328 22 6.29 321 29

TotalCommunity 1120 1012 108 9.64 953 167

CHURCH of ENGLAND

Haslingden St James’ 210 159 51 24.29 160 50

StonefoldSt John’s 140 136 4 2.86 137 3

Total Church of England 350 295 55 15.71 297 53

CATHOLIC

St Mary’s 150 78 72 48 83 67St Veronica’s 175 158 17 9.71 151 24

Total Catholic 325 236 89 27.38 234 91

Total Haslingden 1795 1543 252 14.04 1484 311

Option 6: Close St Mary’s Primary School, Haslingden and extend St Veronica’s Helmshore.

St Mary’s Primary School, Haslingden has sufficient places to accommodate 150 pupils with the admissionnumber being of 25. Alternative use of some spaces has now further reduced the capacity.

The Lime Road site was developed some years ago to replace the school on Piccadilly Street. It is a modernbuilding in good condition with suitably sized classrooms and an ICT suite. The school is not barrier free. Theschool is built on a slope, which has led to problems with flooding.

There were 121 pupils on roll at January 2001 and this declined to 81 by January 2005. The school iscurrently organised into three teaching groups to cover the seven years of primary education. 59 of thesepupils come from the home parish which feeds the school. At the same time 49 from the home parish currentlyattend St Veronica’s Primary School.

In 2004 the school received an award for being one of the most improved schools nationally. However, thereis now no substantive head and the school has had some difficulty in recruiting. There is also a current deficitbudget. This is being addressed through staffing review.

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St Veronica’s Primary School, Helmshore has sufficient places to accommodate 175 pupils with an admissionnumber of 25. The school building is in good condition with appropriately sized classrooms, ICT suite and isbarrier free. The site could be further developed to accommodate additional pupils. St Veronica’s received anaward for being named as a particularly successful school in the Chief Inspectors annual report for 2003/2004.

There were 150 pupils on roll at January 2001 and 152 in January 2005. The school is currently organisedinto five teaching groups to cover the seven years of primary education.

91 pupils come from the home parish of St Veronica’s. Of the remaining pupils 49 come from St Mary’s Parish.The distance between St Mary’s and St Veronica’s is 1.5 miles.

By September 2006 the pupil numbers on roll at alternative schools could be as follows:

Approx.distance from

Year Year Year Year Year Year Year Cloughfold SCHOOL R 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total (in miles)

St Veronica’s RC 23 23 24 20 22 23 23 158 1.5

Places per year 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 175

Unfilled Places 2 2 1 5 3 2 2 17

Haslingden St James 22 22 25 26 15 27 15 152 0.8CE.

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled Places 8 8 5 4 15 3 15 58

St.John’s Stonefold 20 20 22 18 15 23 17 134 1.9CE.

Places per year 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 140

Unfilled Places 0 0 -2 2 5 -3 3 6

Haslingden Primary 67 67 62 58 71 69 59 453 0.5

Places per year 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 560

Unfilled Places 13 13 18 22 9 11 21 107

Haslingden Broadway 28 28 26 28 25 31 30 196 1.2Primary

Places per year 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 210

Unfilled Places 2 2 4 2 5 -1 0 14

Haslingden Helmshore 46 46 52 6 46 49 39 324 1.4Primary

Places per year 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 350

Unfilled Places 4 4 -2 4 4 1 11 26

St.Mary’s RC 12 12 10 16 7 8 15 80

Unfilled Places Total 29 29 24 39 41 13 52 228

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The table above shows that there would be sufficient places either at St Veronica’s or in a choice of otherschools.

It is estimated that a building project to reshape and remodel St Veronica’s school to provide goodaccommodation could be delivered at an estimated cost of £_______.

If option 6 goes ahead there would appear to be little scope for further reorganisation. The balance betweenthe supply of places and the level of demand would be improved if spare capacity at Haslingden St Jamesand Haslingden Primary School were considered for extended school activities as and when the opportunityarises.

Summary of Haslingden Options:

EstimatedPlaces Places Estimated Revenue

removed removed Capital Cost savingsOption (primary) (nursery) £ £

6 115 0 0 21,000

5.4 WHITWORTH

Pupil Numbers and Places:

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Tonacliffe 315 247 68 21.59 222 93Community

Totals 315 247 68 21.59 222 93

CHURCH of ENGLAND

St Bartholomew’s 210 151 59 28.1 143 67St John with St Michael 119 103 16 13.45 102 17

Total Church of England 329 254 75 22.80 245 84

CATHOLIC

Our Lady &St Anselm’s 142 117 25 17.61 112 30

Total Catholic 142 117 25 17.61 112 30

Total Whitworth 786 618 168 21.37 579 207

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Although there is significant unfilled capacity in Whitworth, it is fairly evenly distributed among the four schoolswhich provide both denominational and community schooling. In the early 1990’s the number of primaryschools was reduced by one with the amalgamation of Leavengreave School with St John with St Michael’s.The remaining schools have a good geographical distribution. A possible option would be to amalgamateTonacliffe with St Bartholomew’s, providing additional accommodation at one site.

Further reorganisation at this stage may be premature but the situation should be carefully monitored. Thebalance between the supply of places and the level of demand would be improved if the spare capacity atTonacliffe and St Bartholomew’s were considered for extended school activities as and when the opportunityarises.

5.5 RAMSBOTTOM

Pupil Numbers and Places:

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Stubbins 210 204 6 2.86 164 46

CHURCH of ENGLAND

Edenfield 140 134 6 4.29 109 31

Total Ramsbottom 350 338 12 3.43 273 77

A sharp decline in local birth rates has occurred recently along with a negative migration trend. Unless theschools are able to increase recruitment of pupils from out of the area, the numbers on roll could fallsignificantly as shown above. However, this may be a very short term issue and therefore it would be prematureto bring forward reorganisation options at present. Local birth and migration rates will be monitored in futureto see if a new (less favourable) trend is established.

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6. THE CONSULTATION PROCESS

The following process is being used for the review:

Issue of Consultation Document - 16 May 2005

Staff Meeting- Tuesday 24 May 2005 at Bacup Leisure Hall, Burnley Road, Bacup at 4.00 pm for 4.30pm.

Open evenings will be held at schools which could be directly affected by reorganisation. This is anopportunity to meet officers of the County Council and, where appropriate the Salford Roman CatholicDiocese. The open evenings are informal events and offer the chance for individual discussions about yourconcerns rather than the formality and large group organisation of a public meeting. Parents and interestedparties are invited to call in to ask questions or make comments at any time during the hours indicated:

DATE PLACE TIME

Monday 6 June St Veronica’s Roman Catholic School, 4.00 toRaven Avenue, Helmshore 7.00pm

Tuesday 7 June St Mary’s Roman Catholic School, 4.00 to Lime Road, Haslingden 7.00pm

Wednesday 8 June Cloughfold Primary School, 4.00 to Peel Street, Rawtenstall 7.00pm

Thursday 9 June Waterfoot Primary School, 4.00 to Thornfield Avenue, Waterfoot 7.00pm

Monday 13 June Thorn Primary/Bacup Nursery School, 4.00 to Cowtoot Lane, Bacup 7.00pm

Tuesday 14 June St Joseph’s Roman Catholic School, 4.00 to Huttock End Lane, Stacksteads 7.00pm

Wednesday 15 June St Peter’s Roman Catholic School, 4.00 to St. Peter’s Road, Newchurch 7.00pm

Thursday 16 June Bacup St Mary’s Roman Catholic School, 4.00 toTong Lane 7.00pm

Wednesday 22 June Bacup Sharneyford School, 4.00 toTodmorden Road 7.00pm

Thursday 23 June Bacup St. Saviour’s School, 4.00 toLane End Road 7.00pm

District Liaison Committee 20 June 2005

Final Date for responses to public consultation 5 August 2005

Report to Cabinet Member for Education 13 September 2005

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During the months of June and July, it is expected that staff and governors of individual schools will wish tohold meetings to discuss the proposed options. An LEA officer will attend such meetings if possible, whererequested to do so.

Consultation documents are being sent to governors, staff and parents of pupils at Community, Church ofEngland and Catholic primary schools in the Rossendale area.

Copies will be available from local libraries and at the County Information Centre.This consultation document is also available on the Internet at www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/primross/

All views received will be taken into account before any decisions are taken to propose any schoolreorganisation.

Any proposals to close, amalgamate or significantly enlarge primary schools must be announced in PublicNotices. These Notices must be displayed for six weeks to allow for representations to be made. If anyobjections are received to a proposal involving a community school (or schools) the decision is a matter forthe independent School Organisation Committee (SOC), about which further details are provided inAPPENDIX 2. All proposals involving Voluntary Aided schools are considered by the SOC.

Any reorganisation proposal made in Public Notices after the review is unlikely to be implemented before theend of the school year 2005/2006. That means that pupils currently in Years 5 and 6 are unlikely to beaffected by a statutory reorganisation proposal arising out of the review. Parents of pupils affected byreorganisation would have the right to express a preference for a place at another school. A parent’s right toexpress a preference for a place at a particular school does not automatically include a right to assistedtransport to the school.

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APPENDIX 1

OTHER CONSULTEES INCLUDE

• Headteachers and Governors of Secondary, Special and short stay schools in the Rossendale District

• Principal of Accrington & Rossendale College

• Voluntary and Private Nursery providers in Rossendale

• The Admissions Forum

• The Rossendale Partnership

• Members of the Education Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee

• Local County Councillors not on the above Sub-Committee

• Lancashire Association of School Governing Bodies

• Diocesan/ Church Authorities

• Rossendale District Liaison Committee for Education

• Rossendale Borough Council

• Elevate

• Parish Councils

• Trade Unions and Associations

• Member of Parliament and Her Majesty’s Inspector for the area

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APPENDIX 2

THE SCHOOL ORGANISATION COMMITTEE (SOC)

The Committee consists of five groups:

• The Local Education Authority (comprising Councillors appointed by the LEA).

• The Church of England (comprising representatives of Church of England Diocese in Lancashire). This groupcurrently includes a representative of the Methodist Church.

• The Catholic Church (comprising representatives of Catholic Dioceses in Lancashire).

• The Learning and Skills Council (LSC).

• Schools (comprising serving school governors).

If you want to know more about the SOC and many other aspects of reorganisation procedure, go towww.dfes.gov.uk/schoolorg/index.cfm and follow the link to guidance for public and parents.

The Lancashire School Organisation Plan for the period 2003 to 2008 concluded that, in view of the forecastdecline in pupil numbers, consideration should be given to the feasibility of removing some 8,000 unfilledprimary school places over the five year period. The Plan provides a background to proposals for changingthe organisation of individual schools. If you want to know more about the Plan, details are available viawww.lancashire.gov .uk/education/d_bus/schpol/content/spot/orgplan/index.asp

APPENDIX 3: STATISTICS

Pupil Numbers 1995 to 2005

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20042005

The Supply of Places in Review Primary Schools

Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

COMMUNITY

Crawshawbooth 315 314 1 0.32 291 24Cloughfold 150 75 75 50 66 84Waterfoot 292 301 -9 -3.08 264 28Balladen 210 161 49 23.33 149 61

Water 140 97 43 30.71 84 56Britannia 210 168 42 20 154 56

Thorn 312 161 151 48.4 161 151Northern 203 174 29 14.29 173 30

Sharneyford 59 61 -2 -3.39 73 -14St Saviour’s 112 104 8 7.14 101 11Tonacliffe 315 247 68 21.59 222 93

Haslingden 560 479 81 14.46 440 120Broadway 210 205 5 2.38 19218Helmshore 350 328 22 6.29 321 29Stubbins 210 204 6 2.86 164 46

Community 3648 3079 569 15.6 2855 793 Totals

CHURCH of ENGLANDNewchurch 210 165 45 21.43 145 65

PrimarySt Anne’s 105 89 16 15.24 84 21EdgesideSt Paul’s 270 262 8 2.96 244 26

Constable LeeSt Mary’s 203 187 16 7.88 165 38

Holy Trinity 245 241 4 1.63 228 17St John with 119 103 16 13.45 102 17St Michael

St Bartholomew’s 210 151 59 28.1 143 67Haslingden 210 159 51 24.29 160 50St James’Stonefold St John’s 140 136 4 2.86 137 3Edenfield 140 134 6 4.29 109 31

Total Church 1852 1627 225 12.15 1517 335of England

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Name of NET NOR Jan Unfilled Percent Forecast ForcastSchool Capacity 2005 Places Unfilled NOR Jan Unfilled

Places 2010 Places

CATHOLIC

St James 206 186 20 9.71 175 31 The Less St Peter’s 120 93 27 22.5 84 36

St Joseph’s 192 75 117 60.94 68 124St Mary’s 210 127 83 39.52 121 89

Our Lady & St Anselm’s 142 117 25 17.61 112 30St Mary’s 150 78 72 48 83 67

St Veronica’s 175 158 17 9.71 151 24

Total Catholic 1195 834 361 30.21 794401

Total Rossendale 6695 5540 1155 17.25 5166 1529

The supply of LEA nursery places in January 2005

No of Jan-05places Unfilled Percent

Setting (PT) 2 yrs 3 yrs Places Unfilled

Community

Staghills Nursery SCHOOL 140 15 121 19 13.57Bacup Nursery SCHOOL 90 22 40 50 55.56

Whitworth Tonacliffe Nursery CLASS* 52 4 27 25 48.08Hillside Nursery SCHOOL 80 15 67 13 16.25

TOTAL Community 362 56 255 107 29.56

Church of England

St Anne’s Edgeside C of E Nursery CLASS* 52 10 23 29 55.7Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads C of E 52 3 48 4 7.69

Nursery CLASSSt John with St Michael C of E Nursery CLASS 52 10 14 38 73.08Haslingden St James’ C of E Nursery CLASS 52 14 21 31 59.62

TOTAL Church of England 208 37 106 102 48.56

Catholic

Bacup St Mary’s RC Nursery CLASS* 52 13 31 21 40.38

Total Catholic 52 13 31 21 40.38

TOTAL 622 106 392 230 36.97

* staffed for 39 places only

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APPENDIX 4:

NATIONAL EARLY YEARS AND CHILDCARE INITIATIVES

In 1997 the Government introduced its National Childcare Strategy to provide affordable, accessible, highquality childcare and free, part-time education places for eligible three and four year olds to enable parentsto access work and training. Schools, including nursery schools, were viewed as key stakeholders in providingthese services in every neighbourhood under the auspices of Voluntary Management Committees. From April2004 Lancashire has been able to provide a free, part-time early education place for every three and fouryear old whose parents want one.

To strengthen this concept the Government introduced the Early Excellence Centre Programme whichprovided funding nationally to develop models of high quality practice in providing one-stop shop integratededucation and day care for young children and opportunities for parents, carers, families and the widercommunity through co-operation with other providers.

More recently the Government has introduced the Neighbourhood Nursery Initiative for children 0-5 yearswhich provides funding across the maintained, voluntary and private sectors to close the childcare gap indisadvantaged areas so that parents/carers are able to access training or return to work.

Sure Start is a cornerstone of the Government’s drive to tackle child poverty and social exclusion. It aims todo this by improving the health and well-being of families and children before and from birth so that childrenare ready to thrive when they go to school. Sure Start aims to achieve this objective by setting up programmesacross the country to improve services for families with children under four years of age. Areas selected forSure Start programmes are chosen on the basis that they score highly on measures of overall disadvantageand need.

The Education Act 2002 introduced the Foundation Stage Curriculum for children aged three to five years asa stage of the National Curriculum and, as such, the Government has confirmed its recognition of theimportance of this crucial period of children’s early development. Under the Act, nursery schools in particularwill also be able to strengthen their partnerships with the local community by providing integrated family andcommunity services such as health, childcare or adult education. Maintained nursery schools were requiredto have a Governing Body and delegated budgets from 1 April 2004.

The Government announced its intention in 2003 to create Children’s Centres in disadvantaged wards,providing high quality education and care for 0-5 year olds. An overall County strategic plan for Children’sCentres in Lancashire has been developed. These places should be suitable for working parents and beavailable a minimum of five days per week, 48 weeks a year and 10 hours per day. As well as provision ofEarly Education integrated with day care places each centre must offer additional services including parentaloutreach, family support services, child and family health services, childminding networks and support forchildren with parents with Special Educational Needs.

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QUESTIONNAIRE

Who should complete the questionnaire?

• Staffs, governors, parents and prospective parents of pupils at schools which may be reorganised.• Any interested member of the local community.

NB: only one form should be completed by each person.

Please indicate your views by ticking below (and giving your reasons in the “Comments” section and/or on aseparate sheet of paper if you wish).

Option For Against

1A: Amalgamate Sharneyford and Thorn in the Thornpremises and replace Bacup Nursery School with a 52(part-time) place nursery class

1B: Amalgamate Sharneyford and Thorn in the Thornpremises and replace Bacup Nursery School with a 52(part-time) place nursery class and reduce the size ofthe Thorn premises to 210 places.

1C: Close Thorn and Bacup Nursery School and extend StSaviour’s to 210 places.

1D: Close Bacup Nursery School and reduce the size ofThorn to 175 places

2A: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Mary’s, Bacup in theSt Mary’s, Bacup premises

2B: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Peter’s Newchurch inthe St Peter’s premises

2C: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Mary’s Bacup in the StJoseph’s premises.

2D: Amalgamate St Joseph’s and St Peter’s Newchurch inthe St Joseph’s premises.

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3: The closure of Cloughfold School

4: Extend Waterfoot School to 315 places

5: Reduce part-time nursery education places at Staghillsfrom 140 to 120

6: Close Haslingden St Mary’s and extend the StVeronica’s premises

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Comments and views can also be expressed overleaf or by separate letter. Send all postal responses (nostamp required) to:

Planning and Reorganisation Team,

Buildings and Development Services,

Education and Cultural Services Directorate,

FREEPOST PR503

Preston, PR1 8BR

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Alternatively responses can be completed online at www.lancashire.gov.uk/education/primross/

Or emailed to: [email protected]

Or faxed to : (01772)533971

Or via text message to: 07786197077

In your response please indicate which option(s) you are considering (e.g. 1A, 2B, 4, etc).

To arrive no later than Friday 5 August 2005.

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