Meadowfield Special School

Consultation has concluded

Following the end of the Public Notice period and endorsement by KCC’s Children’s, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Shellina Prendergast has confirmed the decision to:

  • open a satellite provision for 16 primary aged pupils at Sunny Bank Primary School
  • increase the designated number from 348 to 366

There now follows a four week period during which time the Canterbury Church of England Diocese or the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark may appeal to the Schools Adjudicator against the decision.

Following the end of the Public Notice period and endorsement by KCC’s Children’s, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee, the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Shellina Prendergast has confirmed the decision to:

  • open a satellite provision for 16 primary aged pupils at Sunny Bank Primary School
  • increase the designated number from 348 to 366

There now follows a four week period during which time the Canterbury Church of England Diocese or the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark may appeal to the Schools Adjudicator against the decision.

Consultation has concluded

  • June 2022 - Public Notice

    Details of the proposal were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee on 10 May 2022. Shellina Prendergast, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from Cabinet Committee and all 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 8 June 2022 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 or commenting on the proposal.

    Have your say

    The final date for sending in written representations is 6 July 2022. You may comment by:

    • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
    • sending a response to Marisa White, Area Education Officer, Brook House, John Wilson Business Park, Reeves Way, Whitstable Kent CT5 3SS

  • March 2022 - Consultation

    Kent County Council in partnership with Meadowfield Special School and Sunny Bank Primary School is proposing to establish a satellite provision of Meadowfield Special School at Sunny Bank Primary School for 16 primary aged pupils. This proposal will provide students with opportunities for integration at a mainstream provision and will provide additional opportunities and choice for Meadowfield pupils.

    We are also proposing to increase the designated number of Meadowfield Special School from 348 to 366.

    Meadowfield (Foundation) Special School is a day provision providing for boys and girls aged 3 to 19 with Profound, Severe and Complex Needs (PSCN) including Autism. In addition to the main building at Swanstree Avenue Sittingbourne, the school also operates a 6th form provision at Ufton Lane Sittingbourne. The new satellite at Sunny Bank Primary School will provide additional opportunities and choice for integration for Meadowfield pupils.

    The County Council is the strategic commissioner of education provision in Kent and has a duty to ensure that sufficient school places are available to meet demand. This duty applies to special school provision, as well as mainstream settings. The Commissioning Plan for Education Provision in Kent 2022-26 sets out our commissioning intentions and is revised annually.

    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 Meadowfield Special School or Sunny Bank Primary School
    • emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
    • sending a hard copy response form to Marisa White, Area Education Officer, Brook House, John Wilson Business Park, Reeves Way, Whitstable Kent CT5 3SS

    by noon on Tuesday 29 March 2022.