Comment

Representation ID: 6762

Received: 06/11/2009

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Commissioning, Planning & Partnerships Service, Children, Young People & Families]

The nearest school provision in Warwickshire for primary and secondary school places is in Kenilworth. As you will see from the comments above, it is forecast that there will be no significant surplus primary or secondary school capacity in the town. It is also understood that there is no surplus school capacity across the border in Coventry.

This development would generate a demand for some 644 primary school places and the LA would require sites for two new primary schools (including a 2 FE 420 place school and a 1 FE 210 place school. It is likely that one primary school would be required to be in place as soon as the first house was occupied. A contribution toward land acquisition costs on the Kings Hill site will therefore be required as well as toward the cost of building.

Early Years provision will also be required, totalling 92 fte places.

At the secondary school phase, Kenilworth School is the nearest secondary school serving the town and could not accommodate the further 460 secondary school places, plus 110 sixth form places generated by this development. The provision of a secondary school site with a capacity of 750 pupils will also be required. A contribution toward land acquisition costs on the Kings Hill site will therefore be required as well as toward the cost of building.