Decision Maker: Executive

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 26, 2026

Purpose: To seek approval for prescribed alterations to create new resourced SEND provision at maintained schools serving the primary education phase in the Wokingham Borough area.

Content: RESOLVED that the Executive approved the proposals for: a) a 12-place SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) Unit for pupils with Autism and Speech, Language and Communication Needs at the Walter Infant School in Wokingham; b) a 16-place SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) Unit for pupils with Autism and Speech, Language and Communication Needs at the St Paul’s Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School in Wokingham; and c) a 12-place SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) Unit for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs at the Winnersh Primary School in Winnersh. d) noted that the capital works associated with these three schemes form an integral component of the SEND Sufficiency Statement and are already allowed for within the 2025/26 MTFP, with a total value of £2,020,000 across the three projects.