Attn: All Haringey Primary and Secondary Schools
Stamford Hill Primary School Statutory Notice
On 12 November Council’s Cabinet approved the recommendation to proceed to publishing a Statutory Notice on the proposal to amalgamate Stamford Hill Primary School with Tiverton Primary School. The Statutory Notice enclosed is an extract from the complete proposal which is available to view on our website. There will now be a four-week representation period of statutory consultation which is the final opportunity for people and organisations to express their views about the proposal.
The four week representation period will run from the 20 November 2019 to 18 December 2020 inclusive.
Why are we consulting?
We are proposing an amalgamation between Stamford Hill and Tiverton Primary Schools as a solution to the declining local demand for school places. Haringey, in common with other London boroughs, is experiencing a decline in the number of primary pupils, mainly due to a drop in the overall birth-rate and currently there are a high number of vacancies in the local area.
As part of the pre-consultation process we considered a number of options for the future of the school. However, our preferred option, which we consider will provide a long-term sustainable solution to local falling demand, is amalgamation. An amalgamation means Stamford Hill and Tiverton Primary schools merging to become a single school. If the proposal were to go ahead this would mean pupils from Stamford Hill Primary would eventually move into the Tiverton Primary School site.
Who will we be consulting?
We will be seeking views from parents and carers of children registered at the schools as well as parents and carers who live locally and have children attending other local schools and nurseries. Information about the consultation will be distributed widely so that we can obtain views from anyone who might have an interest or concern about our proposal.
Please do help us to ensure that as many parents and carers as possible are made aware of the consultation by signposting it in your school newsletter.
Find out more
You can find out more about the consultation by:
- visiting our consultation page (external link)
- calling Education Services on 020 8489 1000 or
- emailing: schoolconsultation@haringey.gov.uk
On our consultation page you will also find a set of FAQs about the proposal.
Consultation – procedure for making representations (objections and comments)
If any of your parent/carers would like to comment on the proposed arrangements, they can do so by emailing schoolconsultation@haringey.gov.uk, or writing to ‘Stamford Hill Consultation, Education Services, Haringey Council, 7th Floor River Park House, 225 High Road, London N22 8HQ’. The consultation period will take place for a period of four weeks from 20 November 2019 to 18 December 2019. After this date, a final decision on amalgamation will be made by Council’s Cabinet when they meet at the end of January 2020.