New consultation on Chillerton and Rookley primary's future

It runs until December 17 and will see public meetings on Thursday, November 25 (6pm to 7.30pm, at Chillerton and Rookley primary school) and

Thursday, December 2 (6pm to 7.30pm, at Godshill Primary School).

• You can also have your say online HERE
• Scroll down for the options included in the consultation

The responses and all comments received will be collated and included in a consultation report, to be considered by education lead Councillor Debbie Andre.

Cllr Debbie Andre (Image: Isle of Wight County Press.)

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The report will be brought to the Isle of Wight Council's Cabinet, for a final decision in February.

In October, it was announced that a further period of public consultation would take place, after an informal consultation earlier this year on proposals to amalgamate Chillerton and Rookley Primary School and Godshill Primary School.

This time, the options to be considered are:

• To leave both schools open and federated.
• To merge Chillerton and Rookley Primary School with Godshill Primary School (through the closure of Chillerton and Rookley Primary School)
• To merge Chillerton and Rookley Primary School with Godshill Primary School (through the closure of Godshill Primary School)
• To seek an academy/free school sponsor for Chillerton and Rookley Primary School and, if successful, to defederate the school from the Stenbury Federation.
• To defederate Chillerton and Rookley from the Stenbury Federation and re-form it as a stand-alone primary school.
• To seek another local maintained school to federate with Chillerton and Rookley Primary School.
• To set up provision for flexi-schooling on the Chillerton and Rookley site to sit alongside full-time provision.

You can make a comment and further suggestions by email, to SandLBusinessSupport@IOW.gov.uk

Councillor Andre said: "It is important that the people of this school community as well as the wider area have their say on these options.

"I very much welcome the views of our residents and encourage as many people as possible to take part in this consultation so that all views can be fully considered."