Update 16 December 2022: The Regional Department for Education (DfE) Directors has approved the proposal to expand Braunton Academy School from 750 to 840 places from September 2023.<\/p>\n
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Background information:<\/p>\n
Please note this consultation is now closed.<\/p>\n
Braunton Academy School, at the request of Devon County Council, is proposing to increase
\ncapacity from 750 to 840 places from September 2023 to ensure there are sufficient school
\nplaces to support local need.<\/p>\n
The Published Admission Number (PAN) will remain at 150 in each year group. However, the
\npermanent increase in capacity to 840 places will allow the School to admit 180 to some year
\ngroups to support demand for places from in-area children when required.<\/p>\n
The population of students in the catchment area feeder schools to Braunton Academy
\nSchool will exceed the Published Admission Number of Braunton Academy over the next few
\nyears before numbers fall, but the permanent expansion will provide the capacity to support
\nthis growth and further bulge year groups if required in the future.<\/p>\n
There is a statutory requirement to ensure there is capacity in the Braunton area to meet known
\nand future pupil numbers including increased need from local housing development and future
\nlocal plans. Whilst there has been significant house building within Braunton over the last few
\nyears, further growth is expected from current Local Plan allocations. North Devon District
\nCouncil has started to review the existing Local Plan which is likely to see future growth planned
\nfor the area. Braunton Caen and Southmead Primary Schools have been expanded over the
\nlast decade to meet the housing need and growing population, however, secondary provision
\nhas not yet been expanded to align with primary school numbers and demand. Alternative
\nsecondary provision is limited and far beyond the statutory walking distances for secondary
\nage pupils living in Braunton.<\/p>\n
To accommodate a permanent increase to capacity, it is proposed to build a new two-storey
\nblock consisting of 6 classrooms with toilet facilities at the side of the Year 11 playground
\nfacing Southmead. This will involve the demolition of both bikesheds\/storage areas with hard
\nplay replacing the lost area for the main building project. New bike sheds\/spaces will be built
\nnear the Astro turf for approx. 80 bikes.<\/p>\n
Devon County Council has provided funding of \u00a3166,000 to improve the sports changing rooms
\nand \u00a3150,000 for re-modelling works within the school to assist with growth. The capital costs of
\nthe new classroom block would be funded by Devon County Council. The new classroom block
\nis subject to full planning consent and capital approval.<\/p>\n
This additional capacity will mean that in the future as Braunton grows as a community, this new build will ensure that local children who wish to come to their local school will be able to do so as well as providing modern facilities suitable for delivering a 21st century curriculum.<\/p>\n
As the School is an academy trust, the decision-maker for the expansion rests with the Regional Department for Education Directors (RDD), which is part of the Department for Education (DfE). The School will submit information gathered from this consultation to the RDD as part of its full business case application for the increased capacity.<\/p>\n
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