To inform Cabinet of the key decision taken by the Leader, Cabinet Member (Children & Young People) and Cabinet Member (Resources) on additional funding arrangements made for the above two schools.

THAT 

(a)       the action taken by the Cabinet Members identified above to put in place the additional funding required for both capital schemes be noted (the attached Cabinet Member Key Decision report refers); and

(b)       the additional £50,000 funding from capital receipt reserves for the rainwater harvesting system for the Sutton St Nicholas scheme to be reinstated be agreed.

To inform Cabinet of actions taken.

AtRiverside Primary School the only alternative option would be to build a 420 place School instead of a 630 place School, as the project began with phase 1 in the Summer of 2006 with the decanting of junior aged children into temporary buildings.

A smaller School could save £500,000, but extending to a 630 place School at a later date would cost up to £1m.  Given the number of children living in the area, a 630 place School is needed.

At Sutton Primary School, the only alternative is the abandonment of the project.