School organisation and planning of school places

Information about the number of schools in East Riding of Yorkshire, pupil numbers and the principles used for the planning of school places.

How does the council plan for the number of school places that are required?

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a statutory responsibility to ensuring that there are a sufficient number of school places for children resident in East Riding of Yorkshire.

The council recognises that although it has the responsibility for the strategic planning of school places, changes can be made to schools, including the opening or closing of schools, by bodies other than the council, for example, academy trusts and governing bodies of schools where the council is not the admission authority.

To ensure a sufficient number of school places, we forecast pupil numbers for 17 ‘school planning areas’ across the East Riding, representing the communities in which children commonly travel to school. We then compare the number of available school places against these forecast numbers to determine whether there is forecast to be an under or over supply of school places for local residents.

In order to meet its statutory duty, and to ensure that the council and any other bodies considering making changes to the provision of school places have information on which to base their decisions, the council also prepares a School Place Planning document. This document is used alongside annual data, for reasons including formulating and agreeing on the Schools Capital Programme, or when examining any proposals for any changes to existing schools or proposals for developing new schools. It includes:

  • the background to educational provision in East Riding of Yorkshire and the current position in terms of the numbers and locations of schools
  • the historic numbers of pupils registered at schools
  • the forecast numbers of pupils for each area; and
  • the principles that the council use when planning any changes in the supply of school places.

Whilst our forecasts are updated and reported to the Department for Education for the purposes of national planning annually, we plan to review the entire School Place Planning document in 2023.

For any specific queries or for further information please contact the school organisation officer:

Email: schoolorganisation@eastriding.gov.uk

What changes have been approved for Keldmarsh Primary School?

At its meeting on 1 November 2022, East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Cabinet approved the publication of proposals to expand the premises at Keldmarsh Primary School.

Following a period of consultation between 10 November and 8 December 2022 approval to expand the premises of Keldmarsh Primary School was granted on 11 January 2023 by Eoin Rush, Executive Director of Children, Families and Schools and Cllr Victoria Aitken, Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved this change to meet the educational needs of newly resident children as well as current and future residents of housing within the Keldmarsh Primary School catchment area.

If you have any queries regarding this change please contact the school organisation team by emailing: schoolorganisation@eastriding.gov.uk

What changes have been approved for Snaith Primary School?

At its meeting on 1 November 2022, East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Cabinet approved the publication of proposals to expand the premises at Keldmarsh Primary School.

Following a period of consultation between 10 November and 8 December 2022 approval to expand the premises of Keldmarsh Primary School was granted on 11 January 2023 by Eoin Rush, Executive Director of Children, Families and Schools and Cllr Victoria Aitken, Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved this change to enable the council to meet it's statutory duty to provide sufficient primary school places in the Snaith Primary School catchment area.

If you have any queries regarding this change please contact the school organisation team by emailing: schoolorganisation@eastriding.gov.uk

What changes have been approved for Rawcliffe Primary School?

At its meeting on 28 February 2023, East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Cabinet approved the publication of proposals to extend the age range of Rawcliffe Primary School.

Following a period of consultation between 8 March 2023 and 7 April 2023, approval to extend the age range of Rawcliffe Primary School was granted on 3 May 2023 by Eoin Rush, Director of Children, Families and Schools and Cllr Victoria Aitken, Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has approved this change to allow Rawcliffe Primary School to offer provision for Early Years Foundation Stage 1 children by extending the age range of the school from four to 11 years to three to 11 years.

If you have any queries regarding this change please contact the school organisation team by emailing: schoolorganisation@eastriding.gov.uk

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