Holgate Primary School: Proposal for alteration of age range

Overview

The age range at Holgate Primary and Nursery School be lowered to 2 to 11 years from the existing 3 to 11 years, this would enable the school to offer an Early Years provision to accommodate 2 and 3 year old children. This will be effective from the start of Autumn Term 2024.

The Early Year’s provision which was running independently on site has ceased operating. The school and governing body have carried out a survey of families and the local community, the results showed that there was a need for a nursery. The proposal, approved by the governing body on 29 April 2024, is to reduce the age range within the school to 2 years from 3 years to enable the school to offer sessional care for pre-school age starting from 2 years of age. Children and families of 2 year-olds will have access to early years childcare and education in their own locality. They will not need to travel to an alternative provider out of the area to access their free entitlement place.

There will be no change to statutory school places within the school.

Pupil numbers:

The maximum number of children who will be able to access a place is 54 children, if this is used for 2 year old provision. Within the school’s business plan for this project there is provision planned for 39 x 3 year olds and 8 x 2 year olds, per session AM and PM with the possibility of expanding 2 year old place up to the capacity of 54 children per session. 

Admissions:

The current admissions arrangements of Holgate Primary and Nursery School will not be affected by this proposal.

Displaced pupils:

There will be no pupils displaced by this proposal.

Impact on the community:

The school governing body approved this proposal on 29 April 2024.

Children and families of 2 year-olds will have access to early years childcare and education in their own locality. They will not need to travel to an alternative provider out of the area to access their free entitlement place.

Travel:

No alteration to existing travel arrangements will be caused by this proposal as it is expected that existing families using the current on site early years unit will continue to use the early years provision at Holgate Primary and Nursery School.