Decision details

This report includes proposals to increase special educational places in special schools and the provision of Special Educational Needs units in mainstream schools.

The report includes the results of the formal consultations to increase the number of special educational places in Lancashire by expanding the following special schools:

·  Acorns Primary School, Preston

·  Bleasdale School, Carnforth

·  Brookfield School, Poulton-le-Fylde

·  Hope High School, Skelmersdale

·  Moorbrook School, Preston

·  The Loyne Specialist School, Lancaster

and proposes the development or expansion of Special Educational Needs Units and Special Educational Resource Provision at the following mainstream schools:

·  Chaucer Community Primary School, Fleetwood

·  Delph Side Community Primary School, Skelmersdale

·  Grosvenor Park Primary School, Morecambe

·  Morecambe Bay Community Primary School, Morecambe

·  Northbrook Primary Academy, Leyland

·  Thornton Primary School, Thornton-Cleveleys

·  Wellfield Academy, Leyland

·  Brockholes Wood Primary, Preston

·  Carnforth Primary

·  Brunshaw Primary, Burnley

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of the council's cabinet procedure rules (Standing Order C18, Consideration of Key Decisions) have been complied with.

The Cabinet approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.