Proposed alteration details
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the admission authority for all community and voluntary controlled schools within Rotherham and is responsible for setting admission arrangements for these types of school.
In accordance with section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and section 28(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 that Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, being the Local Authority for the area, intend to make a prescribed alteration to the school by changing the age range from 4-11 to 3-11 years with effect from 1st September 2025.
Why this alteration is being proposed
The children who attend Foundation Stage 2/Reception provision at the school have previously accessed their Foundation Stage 1 entitlement at a range of schools and providers. The creation of a Foundation Stage 1 class will enable them to access their Early Years Foundation Stage 1 and 2 provision in the same setting (subject to admissions criteria for FS2/Reception). This will free up capacity at other providers to enable more children to access their entitlement and to increase availability of early education and childcare places to meet the future demand when the increased entitlement comes into force in September 2025.
