Brighton & Hove City Council

Statutory Notice for the closure of St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Brighton

Notice is given in accordance with section 15(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, as amended, and the School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013 that Brighton and Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ (‘the Council’), is proposing to discontinue St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Ann Street, Brighton BN1 4GP with effect from 31 August 2024.

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School is a voluntary aided school.

Should the decision to discontinue the school be agreed, all children attending St Bartholomew’s CE Primary will be offered a place in local schools for September 2024. There are currently 135 children on roll who are aged 4 to 11.

This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from: Richard Barker, Head of School Organisation, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ or by contacting School Admissions Team on 01273 293653 or via email at schooolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk. The full proposal is also on the council’s website and can be found at www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/school-statutory-notices

Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal (i.e. by 5pm on the 20 February 2024), any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by visiting XXX (online consultation portal address to be inserted upon publication), by email to schoolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk or by writing to Richard Barker, Head of School Organisation, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ.

Information on translations will be available upon publication.

All statutory consultation requirements relating to these proposals have been complied with

Signed:                    Deb Austin     

Publication Date:     23 January 2024