Part 1 – Eskdale School – Discontinuance
Notice is given in accordance with section 15(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, intends to discontinue Eskdale School, Stainsacre Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4HS on 31 August 2024.
Part 2 – Caedmon College Whitby – Increase in the published admission number
Notice is given that North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, intends to increase the published admission number of Caedmon College Whitby, Prospect Hill, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 1LA from 1 September 2024.
The current admission number for Caedmon College Whitby is 184 and the proposed admission number for Caedmon College Whitby will be 240. The current number of pupils registered at the school is 787.
The proposals contained in Parts One and Two of this notice are all related.
Copies of the complete proposals can be obtained from: Strategic Planning - Children and Young People's Service, North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD and are available online here.
Within four weeks from the date of publication of these proposals in Parts One and Two, any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by sending them to Strategic Planning - Children and Young People's Service,
North Yorkshire Council, County Hall, Northallerton, DL7 8AD, or emailing schoolorganisation@northyorks.gov.uk by 5pm on 25 May 2023.
Signed: B. Khan
Assistant Chief Executive
(Legal and Democratic Services)
Publication Date: 27 April 2023
Supporting documents
The following information is available in the appendices contained in the Report to the Executive of 18 April 2023.
A consultation document (Appendix 2) was made available on the Council’s website and consultees (Appendix 3) including parents and staff were notified. Two public meetings have taken place at Whitby Pavilion on 8 March and notes of the meetings are available (Appendix 4A and Appendix 4B). By the closing date of 31 March 2023, 463 written consultation responses had been received. In addition, 104 items of consultation correspondence were sent to the Executive Member for Education, Learning and Skills, and 26 items of consultation correspondence were sent to Council Officers (Appendix 5A, 5B, 5C and 5D). As part of developing these Statutory Proposals an Equality Impact Assessment and a Climate Change Impact Assessment have been carried out and are included as Appendices 6 and 7. These documents will continue to be reviewed