Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School

Consultation has concluded

Update 11 January 2024

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, Rory Love has confirmed the decision to expand Teynham Primary School from 30 PAN (1FE) to 60 PAN (2FE) from Sept 2026.

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.

Details of the proposal were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People’s and Education Cabinet Committee. Rory Love, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from the 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 15 November 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 or commenting on the proposal.
Have your say

The final date for sending in written representations is 13 December 2023.

You may comment by:

  • Emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • Writing to: Marisa White, Assistant Director Education (East Kent), Brook House, Reeves Way, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3SS.

Update 11 January 2024

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, Rory Love has confirmed the decision to expand Teynham Primary School from 30 PAN (1FE) to 60 PAN (2FE) from Sept 2026.

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.

Details of the proposal were reported to and endorsed by the Children, Young People’s and Education Cabinet Committee. Rory Love, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, having considered the recommendation from the 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 15 November 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 or commenting on the proposal.
Have your say

The final date for sending in written representations is 13 December 2023.

You may comment by:

  • Emailing: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
  • Writing to: Marisa White, Assistant Director Education (East Kent), Brook House, Reeves Way, Whitstable, Kent CT5 3SS.
Consultation has concluded

  • January 2023

    A report on the proposal, the outcome of the consultation (as detailed below) and recommendations were submitted to the Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee on the 17 January 2023, following which the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills took the decision to proceed with the proposals. The design of the school will be developed, and planning permission is currently being sought. Once planning permission has been granted, a Public Notice will be issued to finalise the expansion. If the proposal goes ahead, the intention would be to implement the change for September 2025.


    Original Consultation

    We would like to hear your views on the proposal to permanently enlarge Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School from 1 Form of Entry (FE) to 2FE (210 places to 420 places) from September 2025 to meet the needs of pupil primary school places in Teynham, which is expanding due to a number of housing development in the vicinity.

    We are proposing to permanently increase the size of the school by 1FE to meet the primary school pupil needs in Teynham. It is our intention to do this through rebuilding and expanding the school to meet increasing demand arising from new housing planned for the local area.

    We have a statutory duty to ensure sufficient school places are available. The Commissioning Plan for Education Provision in Kent 2022-26 is a five-year rolling plan which is updated annually. It sets out KCC’s future plans as Strategic Commissioner of Education Provision across all types and phases of education in Kent.


    Have your say

    If you wish to comment on this proposal, please:

    • attend the consultation meeting for parents/carers, members of staff, governors, and other interested parties, which is being held at the school on Thursday 10 November 2022 at 3.00 pm to 7:00pm. There will be the opportunity to ask questions and complete a response form. There will also be an opportunity to view the plans and designs for the additional accommodation.
    • complete the online response form
    • email: school.consultations@kent.gov.uk
    • send a copy of the response form to Marisa White, Area Education Officer (East Kent), Kent County Council, Brook House, John Wilson Business Park, Reeves Way, Whitstable, CT5 3SS.

    by noon Thursday 1 December 2022