To authorise the undertaking of interim works to provide additional classroom space for use by Marlbrook Primary School in Hereford from September 2018 and as a consequence end the use of the site as a multi agency office (MAO).

The cabinet member young people and children’s wellbeing introduced the report. It was noted that the schools capital investment strategy sought to invest in high performing, well supported schools and that Marlbrook Primary met this definition.

The cabinet member health and wellbeing, who was also the ward member for the school, stated that the school offered exceptional quality. It was confirmed that a separate report would be brought forward to address the accommodation needs of the school in the longer term to take the school fully to three forms of entry. This would also seek to address associated highways and traffic issues.   

The cabinet member infrastructure asked that all future reports reference and integrate with the south wye transport package and active travel measures.

That:

(a)  funding of up to £300k be approved from the capital budget allocated to Marlbrook school to fund the works necessary to create an additional classroom for use by the school in September 2018;

(b)  Greencroftceases to be used as a Multi-Agency Office (MAO) area from 1 March 2018, and

(c)  thedirector for children’s wellbeing be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the above works, including the appointment of a contractor.