Parent Survey and Open Consultations

January 2025 Consultations –

SEND Policy Consultation

As par of our mid-term review, we are consulting on our Trust SEND Policy.

The policy is available to view below:

SEND Policy Spring 2025 Draft

You can provide feedback or make a comment via this link:

Consultation Response – SEND Policy – Closes 5.4.2025

Relationships, Sex Education Health and Wellbeing Policy

East Midlands Education Trust

As part of our mid-term review, we are consulting on our Trust RSE Health & Wellbeing Policy.

The policy is available below.

RSE, Health And Wellbeing Policy Spring 2025 DFC

You can provide feedback or make a comment via this link:

Consultation Response – RSE Policy – January 2025

 

Parent Survey Academic Year 2023-24

We undertook our annual parent survey during March 2024.  This is the first parent survey undertaken since the change in leadership of the school. Thank you to everyone who responded to the survey.

   

Parent Consultations

Admission Arrangements Consultation (Closed).

Outcome

Outcome of Consultation to reduce the Pupil Admission Number from 90 to 60 as from September 2026.

We received one objection to this proposal from Derby City Council who requested that we considered moving to a PAN of 75 to ensure that the Planning Area had enough surplus places.

We received no other objections.

Chellaston Infant School consulted on a proposal to reduce the Pupil Admission Number (PAN) from 90 to 60 due to declining pupil numbers and financial constraints. Historical and current projections show that the school has consistently accommodated all children from its catchment area who applied to the school, with numbers remaining below the published PAN. This year, there are 47 first-choice applications, 35 of which are from within the catchment area.

Local Authority data confirms that all but one school in the planning area remain below PAN, with 400 places available and only 234 first-choice applications for September 2025. Even with the proposed reduced PAN, there would still be a 25% surplus in the area.

The school is currently required to employ three full-time teachers to meet infant class size regulations, creating financial pressures and limiting support staff resources. Reducing the PAN to 75 would require mixed-age classes, necessitating curriculum restructuring, which could affect educational standards. Given the school’s current OFSTED status and declining numbers, reducing PAN to 60 is the most practical and sustainable solution.

The Governing Body considered all the above and made the decision to reduce the PAN to 60, as from the academic year 2026-2027.  Admissions Arrangements were determined at a meeting of the governing body on 20th January 2025.

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Contact Us

Address: Chellaston Infant School
School Lane
Chellaston
Derby
Derbyshire
DE73 6TA

Phone: 01332 700 298

Email: admin@chellastoninfants.org