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A consultation on proposals to develop Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School as an all through primary school

Gillian Donohoe - February 2010
school.organisation@kirklees.gov.uk

The proposal

We propose to make changes to Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School to create an 'all-through' primary school which would educate pupils aged 3 to 11 (including nursery provision). The new primary school would ultimately be situated on the South Parade site from September 2014 following the remodelling of the West End Middle School buildings, but initially the school would use the existing Heaton Avenue school sites and buildings.

Once in its new building, the school would have an admission number of 30 places in each year, giving a total of 210 places for 5 to11 year olds in the school (plus nursery provision). As part of the transitional arrangements, until the new school building is ready, the school would maintain a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 40 places until the PAN of 30 could be applied to the admission of pupils into the Reception class in the modernised West End Middle School building on South Parade.

What would this mean?

Kirklees Council propose to make prescribed alterations to Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School from 1st September 2011 to change the upper age limit from 9 to 11 years (plus nursery provision).

Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School would then relocate to the former West End Middle School site from 1st September 2014.

Transition arrangements

How would the proposed changes affect my child currently at Heaton Avenue First and Nursery School?

The chart below shows how the changes would affect pupils each year as they progress through school.

Find the current year group for your child and follow the row across from September 2010.

  • Current Year 4 pupils will transfer to Middle School in September. They will progress through years 5 and 6 at Middle School. The Middle Schools are planned to close in July 2012 and the pupils will then transfer to Year 7 at Whitcliffe Mount – SBEC (parents are entitled to express a preference for other secondary schools).
  • Pupils in Year 3 and below will remain at Heaton Avenue until the end of Year 6 and then transfer to Year 7 at Whitcliffe Mount – SBEC (or another secondary school).
  • The Heaton Avenue Primary School is planned to move to the building currently used by West End Middle School in September 2014.
  • The current Published Admission Number (PAN) of 40 and the existing Priority Admission Area (PAA) will not change until the school moves to the West End building in September 2014. A new PAN of 30 and a revised PAA will apply to admission into Reception from 2014 onwards.
  • All pupils admitted to the school will be able to continue through to the end of Year 6.
What the proposed changes mean for your child
Current pupils at Heaton Avenue First School School year beginning:
Sep 2010 Sep 2011 Sep 2012 Sep 2013 Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Sep 2016
Current Year 4 at Heaton Ave First School
  • Transfer to Middle School in Sep 2010
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount Sep 2012
 Middle School Whitcliffe Mount - SBEC
Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11		 Year 7
age 12		 Year 8
age 13		 Year 9
age 14		 Year 10
age 15		 Year 11
age 16
Current Year 3 at Heaton Ave First School
  • Remain at Heaton Ave to end of Year 6
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2013
 Heaton Ave Primary Whitcliffe Mount - SBEC
Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11		 Year 7
age 12		 Year 8
age 13		 Year 9
age 14		 Year 10
age 15
Current Year 2 at Heaton Ave First School
  • Remain at Heaton Ave to end of Year 6
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2014
 Heaton Ave Primary Whitcliffe Mount - SBEC
Year 3
age 8		 Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11		 Year 7
age 12		 Year 8
age 13		 Year 9
age 14
Current Year 1 at Heaton Ave First School
  • Remain at Heaton Ave building to end of Year 5
  • Transfer to West End building Sep 2014
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2015
 Heaton Ave Primary Whitcliffe Mount - SBEC
Heaton Ave building West End
Year 2
age 7		 Year 3
age 8		 Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11		 Year 7
age 12		 Year 8
age 13
Current Reception at Heaton Ave First School
  • Remain at Heaton Ave building to end of Year 4
  • Transfer to West End building Sep 2014
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2016
 Heaton Ave Primary Whitcliffe Mount - SBEC
Heaton Ave building West End
Year 1
age 6		 Year 2
age 7		 Year 3
age 8		 Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11		 Year 7
age 12
Current Pre-school 4-year olds in Heaton Ave PAA
  • Remain at Heaton Ave building to end of Year 3
  • Transfer to West End building Sep 2014
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2017
 Heaton Ave Primary
Heaton Ave building West End
Reception
age 5		 Year 1
age 6		 Year 2
age 7		 Year 3
age 8		 Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10		 Year 6
age 11
Current Pre-school 3-year olds in Heaton Ave PAA
  • Start in Reception at Heaton Ave building
  • Remain at Heaton Ave building to end of Year 2
  • Transfer to West End building Sep 2014
  • Transfer to Year 7 Whitcliffe Mount in Sep 2018
 Heaton Ave Primary
Heaton Ave building West End
Reception
age 5		 Year 1
age 6		 Year 2
age 7		 Year 3
age 8		 Year 4
age 9		 Year 5
age 10

Support for staff

Retaining our skilled teaching and support staff to maintain high standards of teaching and learning is fundamental to our plans. We have been working with staff groups and trade unions to develop a human resources (HR) framework to support staff transitions that will ensure processes are fair and support individuals in terms of their career ambitions and personal aspirations.

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