Brighton & Hove City Council

Statutory Notice: Proposal to close Homewood College, 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 & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3BQ (“the Council”) is proposing to discontinue (close) Homewood College, 27 Queensdown School Road, Brighton BN1 7LA with effect from 31 December 2024.

Homewood College is a maintained community special school in Brighton and Hove. 

The current age range of the school is 11 to 16. The Local Authority proposes to

close the school from 31 December 2024. No places have been commissioned at the school since September 2024. All students on roll at the school and who would have been in Key Stage 3 and 4 in September 2024 have been moved to more appropriate Social Emotional and Mental Health provision in line with their assessed needs.   

This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from the Head of School Organisation at Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall Norton Road, Hove BN3 3BQ or by contacting XX on 01273 29XXXX or via email at schoolorganisation@brighton-hove.gov.uk

The Full Proposal is also on the Local Authority website and can be found at http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/statutory-notices

Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal (i.e. by 5pm on 4 November 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 the Head of School Organisation, Brighton & Hove City Council, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BQ. 

All applicable statutory requirements to consult in connection with this proposal have been complied with.  

Signed: Deb Austin, Corporate Director, Families, Children and Learning

Publication Date: 7 October 2024