18 October 2019 – 6 December 2019 Proposed changes to school catchment areas Admiral Long CE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School, Burnt Yates and Ripley Endowed Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School.
North Yorkshire County Council is consulting on a proposal to change the catchment areas for Admiral Long CE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School and Ripley Endowed Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School. This consultation is part of the admission arrangements consultation for 2021/22 and will run from 18 October 2019 to 6 December 2019.
We would welcome your views on the proposal.
On the closure of Burnt Yates CE VA Primary School in August 2018, the school’s catchment area became a joint catchment area served by Bishop Thornton CE Primary School and Ripley Endowed Church of England Primary School. This joint catchment area includes the villages of Burnt Yates, Clint and Bedlam.
Bishop Thornton CE Primary School transferred site to the former premises of Burnt Yates School from 1 September 2019. This followed consultation and statutory proposals published by the Governing Body of Bishop Thornton CE Primary School which were approved by the County Council’s Executive Member for Education and Skills on 25 June 2019. The school is now known as Admiral Long CE Primary School.
Now that the school has relocated from Bishop Thornton to Burnt Yates it seems an appropriate time to review the suitability of the current joint catchment area.
We propose to create separate catchment areas for Admiral Long CE Primary School and Ripley Endowed Church of England Primary School. The boundary between the two catchment areas will be redrawn to provide a more equitable division between the two schools.
Only the school catchment areas for Admiral Long CE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School and Ripley Endowed Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School would be affected by the proposal.
We propose to create separate catchment areas for Admiral Long CE Primary School and Ripley Endowed Church of England Primary School. There will no longer be a joint catchment area for the two schools.
The boundary between the catchment areas for Admiral Long and Ripley schools will be redrawn to provide a more equitable division between the two schools. This will result in the following changes:
Other parts of the existing catchment areas for Admiral Long and Ripley schools will remain unchanged:
Maps showing the current and proposed catchment areas are included below.
As at September 2018, there were 39 primary-aged children living in the current joint catchment area, 21 living in the current Ripley catchment area, and 26 living in the current Admiral Long (Bishop Thornton) catchment area. In each area, children attend a range of different schools.
There are outstanding planning permissions for 31 houses in the current joint catchment area, for 19 houses in the current Ripley catchment area, and for 12 houses in in the current Admiral Long (Bishop Thornton) catchment area. On average, every 4 houses generates one primary-aged pupil.
This review is part of the normal admission arrangements consultation which takes place annually. In line with the statutory requirements any approved changes would become effective for school admissions in September 2021.
Transport to schools will be provided in accordance with the Local Authority’s home to school transport policy. Full details are available at our school transport for reception to year 11 children page.
We would welcome your responses by the closing date of 6 December 2019.
Responses can be made by email to nicola.howells@northyorks.gov.uk
Alternatively, responses may be sent to:
Freepost RTKE-RKAY-CUJS, Nicola Howells, Strategic Planning, Children & Young People’s Service, North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AE
Consultation responses will then be considered by the County Council’s Executive on 28 January 2020 with a final decision taken by the County Council on 19 February 2020 as part of the normal annual admission arrangements process.
