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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School; and (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School be provided to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools; (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools be provided to Cabinet; and (c) That the Committee ask Cabinet to re-consider the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School on 31st August 2026 which was felt to be too soon and if Cabinet wished to proceed with the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School, then its closure should be delayed by one more academic year.
Councillor Dave Mackie and Lisa Allen declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 5 – Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme – Proposals to Modernise the Roman Catholic School Estate.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School; and (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School be provided to Cabinet.
The Chief Officer (Education & Youth) introduced the report (agenda item 4) which sought to inform the Committee of the outcomes from the objection period undertaken on the proposal to amalgamate Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School by: • Closing and reorganising Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School. • Opening a new maintained 3-11, 315 full time (FT) community primary school operating on two sites whilst a new school building is approved and constructed. The new school would have a Pupil Admission Number (PAN) of 45 per year group. The Senior Manager Planning and Provision outlined amendments to the forecasts on surplus places as shown in the table in section 1.17 of the report. The Chief Officer suggested that a revised version be circulated to Members following the meeting. Following comments around the financial information outlined within the report it was agreed that additional detail on the financial modelling would be provided following the meeting and provided in the final report to Cabinet. Following the debate, it was confirmed that all of the comments and observations of the Committee on the proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School would be provided to Cabinet for its consideration. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School; and (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School be provided to Cabinet.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools; (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools be provided to Cabinet; and (c) That the Committee ask Cabinet to re-consider the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School on 31st August 2026 which was felt to be too soon and if Cabinet wished to proceed with the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School, then its closure should be delayed by one more academic year.
The Chief Officer (Education & Youth) introduced the report (agenda item 5) which sought to inform the Committee of the outcomes from the objection period undertaken on the proposal to amalgamate a number of schools in the Catholic network in Flintshire and to building a new 3-18 all-through school. The Senior Manager Planning and Provision outlined amendments to the forecasts on surplus places as shown in the table in section 1.17 of the report. The Chief Officer suggested that a revised version be circulated to Members following the meeting. In response to a question from Cllr Coggins-Cogan, it was suggested that the formula used to calculate the number of learners from new house build programmes be shared with the Committee and Cllr Coggins-Cogan following the meeting. Councillor Alasdair Ibbotson proposed and amendment to the recommendations in the report ‘That the Committee expresses concern over the factual inaccuracies in the report and feels unable to pass serious judgement on such a flawed report and calls on Cabinet to defer this decision until a new report which gives the Committee confidence that any decision would not be legally defective’. This proposal was seconded by Councillor Preece. Councillor Fran Lister proposed an additional recommendation ‘That the Committee ask Cabinet to re-consider the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School on 31st August 2026 which was felt to be too soon and if Cabinet wished to proceed with the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School, then its closure should be delayed by one more academic year’. This proposal was seconded by Councillor Dave Mackie and Councillor Ibbotson indicated that he was happy to accept this additional proposal to his amendment. Councillor Andrew Parkhurst proposed and amendment to Councillor Ibbotson’s amendment ‘That Cabinet not move to implementation but to cease the proposal pending further consideration by the Committee’. Councillor Ibbotson indicated that he did not accept the amendment to his motion. When put to the vote the amendment was lost and Councillor Ibbotson asked that his vote against be recorded. Councillor Ibbotson requested a recorded vote on his original amendment which was supported by the requisite number of Members. For the amendment Councillors: Alasdair Ibbotson, Fran Lister, Dave Mackie, Andrew Parkhurst and Carolyn Preece. Co-opted Member: Lisa Allen Against the amendment Councillors: Sean Bibby, Bill Crease, David Healey, Gina Maddison, Allan Marshall, Ryan McKeown and Jason Shallcross When put to the vote the amendment was lost. Councillor Sean Bibby proposed that the Committee support the recommendations as outlined within the report which was seconded by Councillor Healey. Councillor Bill Crease proposed an amendment that the additional proposal put forward by Councillor Lister be added to the recommendations as outlined within the report. Councillor Bibby indicated that he accepted this amendment to his proposal. Councillor Parkhurst proposed an amendment that ‘In line with the recent recommendation made at County Council, the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee receive and consider the financial summary for the proposals before a final decision is implemented by Cabinet’. Councillor Bibby indicated that he did not support this amendment to his proposal. Councillor Ibbotson requested a recorded vote on the amendment which was supported by the requisite number of Members. For the amendment Councillors: Alasdair Ibbotson, Fran Lister, Dave Mackie, Andrew Parkhurst and Carolyn Preece. Co-opted Member: Lisa Allen Against the amendment Councillors: Sean Bibby, Bill Crease, David Healey, Gina Maddison, Allan Marshall, Ryan McKeown and Jason Shallcross When put to the vote the amendment was lost. When put to the vote, the proposals put forward by Councillor Bibby were carried. Following the debate, it was confirmed that all of the comments, observations and recommendation of the Committee on the proposal to modernise the Catholic School Estate would be provided to Cabinet for its consideration. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the objection report on the proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools; (b) That the observations of the Committee on the modernisation approach for proposed amalgamation of a number of Catholic schools be provided to Cabinet; and (c) That the Committee ask Cabinet to re-consider the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School on 31st August 2026 which was felt to be too soon and if Cabinet wished to proceed with the closure of St. Anthony’s Catholic School, then its closure should be delayed by one more academic year.
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