School places are typically allocated in a particular order of priority. The Council is asking members of the public to have their say on the admission changes to this particular school.
Thornhill Primary School has requested the school’s catchment area be amended to include the Linmere Housing Development where families living on the estate may want to send their children to the local primary school in the area.
The proposed amendment to Thornhill Primary School's catchment area is currently grassland and unpopulated. The area is proposed to have new housing in the future. The site is currently in the catchment of Chalton Lower School and in the short term would not affect pupil numbers at this school.
Cllr Sue Clark, Executive Member for Families, Education and Children, at Central Bedfordshire Council said: “Admission changes to three of our schools are detailed in our consultation document, and we are asking for the public’s thoughts on these.
“No other changes are being proposed for community and voluntary controlled schools in the area, so admission arrangements for the academic year 2024/25 will remain the same as last year for these schools.”
All the proposed changes to this school and two others are detailed in the consultation document, which is available, along with the consultation questionnaire, online here.
The consultation is open until Tuesday 31 January 2023.
