Laddingford St Mary's C of E Primary School

Update - August 2023

Following the end of the Public Notice period, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Rory Love, has considered the responses received and confirmed his decision to make the following prescribed alteration to Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, to:

alter the age range from 4-11 years to 3-11 years from September 2023.


Update - 7 July 2023

Details of the proposed change to the age range of the Laddingford St Mary’s were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee on 16 May 2023. Rory Love, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from Cabinet Committee and the responses to the consultation, has agreed that a public notice should be issued.

The public notice is being published in a local edition of the Kent Messenger on 07 July 2023 and is available to view in the document section, together with the complete proposal.

The public notice will run for four weeks, during which time, any person may send in a response supporting, objecting to, or commenting on the proposal.

Have your say

The final date for sending in written representations is 4 August 2023. You may comment by:

emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk

sending a response to Nick Abrahams, KCC Area Education Officer (West Kent), West Kent Area Office, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ


Original Text

Kent County Council (KCC), together with the Governing Body, are seeking the views of parents/carers, staff and other stakeholders on a proposal to permanently change the age range of the Laddingford St Mary’s Primary School from 4-11 years to 3-11 years, to enable the school to establish a nursery.

In Laddingford’s local area there is a significant lack of nursery provision, with KCC sufficiency data indicating a deficit of places within the Marden and Staplehurst planning group (which contains Laddingford) and also place deficits in the neighbouring Maidstone district planning groups.

Laddingford wishes to extend its age range and increase its PAN to accommodate a cohort of nursery children, reducing its lower age to 3 years, whilst keeping the upper limit at 11 years. This would expand the overall roll of the school to 104 children.

Have your say

If you wish to comment on this proposal, please give your views by:

  • completing the online response form below
  • handing a hard copy response form into the office at Laddingford St Mary’s Primary School
  • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • sending a hard copy response form to: Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, Kent ME18 6BL.

by midnight on 19 May 2023.

Update - August 2023

Following the end of the Public Notice period, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Rory Love, has considered the responses received and confirmed his decision to make the following prescribed alteration to Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, to:

alter the age range from 4-11 years to 3-11 years from September 2023.


Update - 7 July 2023

Details of the proposed change to the age range of the Laddingford St Mary’s were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee on 16 May 2023. Rory Love, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from Cabinet Committee and the responses to the consultation, has agreed that a public notice should be issued.

The public notice is being published in a local edition of the Kent Messenger on 07 July 2023 and is available to view in the document section, together with the complete proposal.

The public notice will run for four weeks, during which time, any person may send in a response supporting, objecting to, or commenting on the proposal.

Have your say

The final date for sending in written representations is 4 August 2023. You may comment by:

emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk

sending a response to Nick Abrahams, KCC Area Education Officer (West Kent), West Kent Area Office, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent ME14 1XQ


Original Text

Kent County Council (KCC), together with the Governing Body, are seeking the views of parents/carers, staff and other stakeholders on a proposal to permanently change the age range of the Laddingford St Mary’s Primary School from 4-11 years to 3-11 years, to enable the school to establish a nursery.

In Laddingford’s local area there is a significant lack of nursery provision, with KCC sufficiency data indicating a deficit of places within the Marden and Staplehurst planning group (which contains Laddingford) and also place deficits in the neighbouring Maidstone district planning groups.

Laddingford wishes to extend its age range and increase its PAN to accommodate a cohort of nursery children, reducing its lower age to 3 years, whilst keeping the upper limit at 11 years. This would expand the overall roll of the school to 104 children.

Have your say

If you wish to comment on this proposal, please give your views by:

  • completing the online response form below
  • handing a hard copy response form into the office at Laddingford St Mary’s Primary School
  • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • sending a hard copy response form to: Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Darman Lane, Laddingford, Maidstone, Kent ME18 6BL.

by midnight on 19 May 2023.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Response form

    We would like to hear your views on our proposals for Laddingford St Mary's Church of England Primary School and have provided this response form for you to provide your feedback.