Rhodes Avenue Primary School Consultation
On the 21 July 2009 the Council agreed a Cabinet Report recommendation that Rhodes Avenue Primary School should be expanded from its current two forms of entry to three forms of entry. This expansion will begin with the reception intake of children in September 2011. We have been considering expansion of the school because demand for places in and around Alexandra ward is high, and projections overall for Haringey show a continuing rise in primary numbers. We need to plan accordingly to ensure that we have sufficient primary places to meet demand.
In October and November 2008 we carried out a first stage of consultation on the possible expansion. A further period of public consultation was carried out between 24 April and 22 May 2009. We considered the responses to the consultation, along with all other material considerations, and a report was prepared for consideration by the Council's Cabinet on 21 July 2009.
On the 21 July, Cabinet agreed the report that recommended that the expansion should go ahead. The Rhodes Avenue Statutory Consultation report (July 2009) is available to view under the attached files section below, along with other documents that were prepared as part of the consultation process. Consultation on the design of the expanded school continues to be an on-going process. Further consultation will also be carried out as part of a planning application that is required for the expansion.
|back to topProposed feasibility of the expansion of the Rhodes Avenue Primary school to a Three Form Entry
(Public meeting held on 12 May 2009)
Various options including new access routes to the school, design, landscaping and development concepts, construction material ideas and services have been thoroughly investigated. For details of the proposed plan and a visual explanation please see the Rhodes Feasibility Study, Spring 2009 PDF available in the attached files section.
| Timetable | Stage |
|---|---|
| 24 April 2009 | Publish statutory notices |
| 30 April 2009 | From 2pm - 7.30pm, a drop-in session held in the Junior Hall Rhodes Avenue School to present key elements of the feasibility report. |
| 11 May and 15 May 2009 | Two public meetings held to inform the public and any other interested parties about the consultation:
Both public meetings were held at Rhodes Avenue. |
| 22 May 2009 | End of statutory representation period |
| May 2009 | Proposal forwarded to Haringey Admission and School Organisation Forum (HASOF) for recommendations |
| 21 July 2009 | Council Cabinet agrees the recommendation that Rhodes Avenue Primary should be expanded |
