Core Strategy Baseline Analysis Study - Bradford Metropolitan ...

The building work to accommodate these increased numbers has been started with the first
phase of a multi phased programme. Capital funding to cover the costs of these expansions
is provided by the DfE. However, the Local Authority has only received notification of the
level of capital funding for 2011/12 with further levels of funding yet to be announced.
In the secondary sector to accommodate the total number of additional pupil places for 11-16
and the additional post 16 provision would require providing the equivalent of two new
schools. The growth areas are unpredictable but over time there is a pattern of pupil
increases concentrated in the inner Bradford area, North and West of the inner area in the
Wharfe Valley.
Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Phase 3 had provided a plan for the delivery of the
growing young population in the district. Population growth was not increasing when Phase I
& II schools were planned. Under the BSF Phase 3 plans for 16 forms of entry increase (480
per year group) were to be accommodated across 9 schools. It was proposed that two school
buildings would be completely replaced. The remaining schools were to be remodelled and
refurbished. The schools were:-
Belle Vue Boys: +2 FEs
Belle Vue Girls +2 FEs
Carlton Bolling +2 FEs
Challenge College +1 FE
Ilkley Grammar +1 FE planned rebuild
Laisterdyke BEC +2 FEs
Nab Wood +3 FEs planned rebuild
Queensbury +1 FE
Thornton Grammar +2 FEs
In addition, it was proposed that Bingley Grammar should be substantially rebuilt in order to
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However with the cessation of the BSF programme other sources of capital are now being
actively pursued to address the situation. For admissions in September 2011, a number of
secondary schools have voluntarily agreed to admit above their Published Admission
Number (PAN) to cater for the additional places required.
Two Free Schools have been approved in the District. The Kings Science Academy is for
children aged 7 to 11 and has opened in September 2011 with 140 year 7 pupils. A further
57 The Council completed 3 new secondary schools built on time under BSF Phase 1 at Titus Salt,
Tong High School and Buttershaw BEC, and which were opened on schedule in August 2008. Under
Phase 2 the LA has provided and funded three new primary special schools at Chellow, Delius and
Phoenix, together with a new primary mainstream school, Merlin Top, all opened on time in April 2010.
The LA has also provided four new, fit-for- purpose secondary mainstream schools co-located with
three new secondary special schools and a hearing impaired unit. They were completed in 2011.
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