You will see from the attached letter here that the governors of St Benedict’s are proceeding with the proposal to take a small number of students in at year 7. The intention is to offer a 2 tier route directly to Catholic secondary school for children in 2 tier primary schools. The children currently in year 5 at St Louis and St Felix primary schools, to be followed by children at St Joseph’s primary the following year, are our principal concern, but also Catholic children in other 2 tier primary schools in the outlying areas.
The governors made the decision to proceed after considering the very large number of responses they received, together with the views collected at the 4 consultation meetings held in March. There were some very carefully considered responses opposing the plans, but the very large majority were in favour, including almost all who came to the meetings in the outlying primary schools or responded from those schools.
We are now in a period of 6 weeks when any person can respond in support or against the Statutory Notice that was published on Friday 27th April. In July, the matter is put before Suffolk County Council cabinet for their decision. If the Council approves of the plan, building work can begin, and the detailed planning, already well advanced, will continue, so that buildings and teachers are ready for our first year 7 students in September 2013.
H O’Neill
April 2012
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