Expansion of Places at Beaconside CE Primary School Penrith
What is the consultation about?
Westmorland and Furness Council is in receipt of funding from house builders to provide additional school places for children. This is intended to meet additional demand for school places as a result of recent housing developments in the Penrith area. This is known as 'Section 106 funding' and its purpose is to make sure that there are sufficient school places for the existing local population as well as those living in new housing. This consultation is regarding the Council's proposal to increase the number of mainstream school places at Beaconside CE Primary School, and to create some additional specialist places within a resourced provision (resourced provision provides specialist support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), within a mainstream setting).
Consultation on the potential closure of North Walney Primary School
This consultation is about the proposal to close North Walney Primary School. Westmorland and Furness Council is consulting on a proposal to close North Walney Primary School on the 31 August 2024. This is because we are concerned about the viability of the school and the resulting pressures upon the school's leadership and staff to provide a quality educational offer given the continued decline in the number of pupils on roll at the school.