Hartford High School Public Consultation
Proposal for the closure of Hartford High School, a specialist languages and sports college, and the establishment of a new voluntary-aided Church of England school.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is undertaking a joint consultation with the Chester Diocesan Board of Education on the proposed closure of Hartford High School and the establishment of a new voluntary aided Church of England high school.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the proposer of the closure of the school and the Chester Diocesan Board of Education is the proposer of the new school.
- Hartford High School consultation document (PDF 133kb) (Please note: It has not been possible to tag this document for technical reasons)
- Hartford High School consultation FAQ (PDF 162kb)
Timeline
| Consultation begins | Monday 3 October |
| Consultation Ends | Tuesday 20 December 2011 |
| Report to Cheshire West and Chester Executive to consider consultation outcomes and decide whether to proceed to the next stage. | Wednesday 8 February 2012 |
| If approved public notices published for the closure of the high school and the creation of a voluntary aided school | Wednesday 22 February 2012 |
| End of Notice period | Wednesday 4 April 2012 |
| Report to Cheshire West and Chester Executive to decide whether to close the Hartford High School subject to the establishment of a voluntary aided high school | Wednesday 9 May 2012 |
| Implementation | 1 September 2012 |
Consultation Update
A report outlining the outcome of the consultation was considered by the Cheshire West and Chester Executive on 8 February 2012.
At that Meeting Members approved the decision to publish the statutory Public Notice for the closure of the high school and the creation of a voluntary aided school. Within six weeks from the date of publication of this Notice, any person may object to or make comments on the proposal by sending them to the Head of Legal Services, Cheshire West and Chester Council, HQ, 58 Nicholas Street, Chester CH1 2NP.
Please note that as a result of Schedule 11 paragraphs 3 to 11 of the Education Act 2011 coming into force on 1 February 2012, the legal provision under which a proposal to establish a new voluntary aided school is published has changed from Section 10(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 to Section 11(1a) of that Act. The DfE School Organisation website has not as yet been updated to reflect this change. The notice above complies with the requirements of Section 11(1a).
- Proposal to establish a new school: Mainstream school (PDF 105 KB)
- Proposals to discontinue a school (PDF 85KB)
Copies of the Appendices that accompany the 'Proposal to establish a new school' and the 'Proposal to discontinue a school' documents can be obtained by emailing schoolplanningandpolicy@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or telephoning them on 01244 975945.