Telford and Wrekin's cabinet is being recommended to make the changes to three local schools’ catchment areas coming into effect from September 2018.
They say these are needed to take account of growth in the borough’s population, particularly in the Newport area, with parents still able to apply for places at a school outside of their catchment area, as now.
Burton Borough’s catchment area would be redrawn to include Newport and rural villages around Newport including Lilleshal. Muxton Primary School catchment area gives priority for Muxton residents with Lilleshall Primary School catchment area giving priority for Lilleshall residents.
Cllr Gilly Reynolds, cabinet member for education, employment and regeneration, said: “These changes would see a consistent approach across the borough in line with national guidance. The planned changes would see more people come into the catchment of the new Telford Priory School which has excellent facilities. This school is now part of the Communities Academies Trust (CAT) which also runs three other academies in Telford.
Since it took over running these three from another academy trust, OFSTED performance has greatly improved. While Priory is a new school, we believe the CAT’s same approach will apply. I appreciate that some residents in Muxton have concerns. That’s why we have looked very closely at these and would seek to address these as far as possible while consistently applying the national guidance – a secondary school place for children within three miles of their home.”
The report will be considered when cabinet meets on 23 February. The full news article can be read online.
