Effra Nursery School – Permission to Consult on Potential Closure (Stage 1)

February 2, 2026 Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...instructed officers to initiate a six-week consultation period on the future of Effra Nursery School and its potential closure, seeking views from relevant communities and stakeholders, with an allocated budget of circa £1000 from existing education and learning budgets.

Full council record

Decision

To note the contents of this report
and the current situation regarding the viability of Effra Nursery
School.
To instruct officers to run a
six-week Consultation during the 2025/26 Spring Term on the
future of Effra Nursery School and its potential closure.
Consulting with the relevant communities, stakeholders and
interested parties seeking their views. Agree the costs of
delivering the consultation of circa £1000 to come from
existing Education and Learning budgets.
For officers to collate the results
of the Consultation, with recommendations, into a future
Cabinet Member report for consideration of whether to publish
statutory proposals for the closure of Effra Nursery School.

 

Supporting Documents

Effra Nursery School Permission to Consult on Potential Closure Stage 1.pdf
Appendix Bi - Statutory Guidance on opening and closing maintained schools.pdf
Appendix Bii - Statutory Guidance on making significant changes to maintained schools.pdf
Appendix A - Consultation document.pdf
Appendix C - Equalities Impact Assessment.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date2 Feb 2026