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Explore the rise in demand for primary places, with insightful data on births, conversion rates, and projected shortfalls. Discover expansion plans and potential solutions for ensuring sufficient school capacity in the area.
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Background • Births in Lewisham have increased by 34% between 2000/01 and 2009/10 • Conversion rate of births to requests for places has increased from 69% to 74% • Demand for primary places has exceeded supply since 2008/09
2011/12 • 564 places added across 21 schools (many of which have taken a bulge in previous years)
Neighbouring Local Authorities • There is no centralised summary of the numbers of classes added in other Local Authorities across London • Greenwich, Lambeth. Southwark and Bromley have each opened on average 5/6 classes each year • There has been little change in patterns of cross-border migration
2012/13 • 150 permanent places will be added through the enlargement of Kilmorie, Dalmain, Gordonbrock, Brockley, Sandhurst Infants & Juniors, Kender • Supply is 3,304 places • Demand is projected to be for over 4000 places • Borough wide shortfall could be at least 18 forms of entry
Options • We have expanded Kender from 1FE to 2FE • We hope to open 2FE at a re-furbished Mornington Centre in 2013 • We know that Haberdasher Aske’s are planning to apply to open a 2FE Free school on their site
Other possibilities • We have applied for funding that would enable us to rebuild Sir Francis Drake as a 2FE school – decision awaited • We are in discussion with the developers of major sites in the area to get either a school built as part of the development OR a financial contribution