The School Organisation Plan was one of seven Statutory Plans repealed by the Children's Act 2004. This 2004 - 2008 Plan is therefore the last one to be published under Statutory requirements. The Children's Act 2004 also requires Children Services Authorities to prepare and publish a Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP) This Plan can be accessed at http://www.devon.gov.uk/cyps-plan.pdf

The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 requires Devon County Council as the Local Education Authority (LEA) to produce a School Organisation Plan.

The Plan:

• States County Council Policies & Principles
• Deals with how school places are provided in Devon and how places will be provided to meet future demand.
• Covers a five year period from the start of the academic year beginning September 2003. It is a rolling Plan that is reviewed and updated every three years to cover the following 5 years.
• Identifies the areas where places will be needed and what type of places will be needed.
• Gives details of provision for children with Special Educational Needs and for Post 16 students.

Identifies how all the promoters and providers of education in Devon which are the LEA, the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and the Learning Skills Council will be involved.

The County Council has set up a School Organisation Committee who have considered and approved the School Organisation Plan. Devon's School Organisation Committee is formed from members drawn from the County Council, the Church of England Diocesan Board of Education, the Roman Catholic Schools Commission, the Learning and Skills Council and serving school governors.

Contents

• Introduction (109KB - pdf help)
• A Demographic Information Relevant to the Supply of School Places (63KB - pdf help)
  • 1 Total Population Forecast for Districts in Devon
  • 2 Pupil Numbers
  • 3 School Data (See Appendix 1 (77KB - pdf help) & Appendix 2 (14KB - pdf help))
  • 4 Sixth Form Information
  • 5 Nursery Information
  • 6 Special Educational Needs Arrangements
  • Further Information
    • 7 Fluctuations in Pupil Numbers
    • 8 Pupils out of School
    • 9 Changes to School Organisation
• B Statement of Policies or Principles relevant to the Provision of School Places (36KB - pdf help)
  • 1 Performance
  • 2 Diversity of Provision
  • 3 Post 16 Provision
  • 4 School Size
  • 5 Class/Teaching Group Size
  • 6 Parental Preference
  • 7 Accessibility to Schools
  • 8 Accessibility of Provision
  • 9 Special Educational Needs
  • 10 The Wider Community
  • 11 Curriculum Developments
• C Conclusions drawn from the demographic information and policy principles about the need to add or remove places in a particular district or part of the Local Education Authority area (32KB - pdf help)
  • 1 Population Trends
  • 2 Pupil Numbers - Primary and Secondary
  • 3 Availability of Resources

• Appendix 1 - School Data - Table A 5 (77KB - pdf help)
• Appendix 2 - Pupils by age, ethnic group and gender - Table A8 (14KB - pdf help)
• Appendix 3a - Three Year Old Part Time Take Up Of Free Early Years Places (12KB - pdf help)
• Appendix 3b - Four Year Old Part Time Take Up Of Free Early Year Places (11KB - pdf help)
• Appendix 3c - Number of integrated wrap-around places for three and four year olds, which offer care, in addition to the early education sessions shown in Table A13 (11KB - pdf help)
• Appendix 4 - Area and District Forecasts
• Appendix 5 - Other Plans Relevant to School Organisation
• Appendix 6 - Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations (12KB - pdf help)