Proposal to increase special school places at Applebee Wood School

Purpose	This is a formal consultation about making a prescribed alteration to a school in accordance with The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools (England) Regulations 2013. We are seeking your views about our proposal to expand Applebee Wood Community Specialist School and whether you think this is a good idea. We are proposing to increase the number of special school places on the school site by 20, in accommodation funded by the school. What are we planning to do? Applebee Wood Community Specialist School is a special school for pupils with generic learning difficulties, catering for pupils aged 4-16. The proposal is to expand the school by creating an additional 20 places in accommodation on the school site. Why are we doing this? To make sure we have enough special school places for all children and young people with special educational needs. All special schools in Lancashire are over-subscribed and around 400 more places in special schools will be needed over the next four years. Applebee Wood Community Specialist School is a 'Good' school (Ofsted).
Subject	Schools (nursery, primary, secondary, special)
Commissioned by	Inclusion Service

Contact information

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Inclusion Service
01772 531597
Email: inclusion.South@lancashire.gov.uk