Notice is given, in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 and The School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013 and having regard to the Department for Education’s (DfE) latest statutory guidance for Making significant changes (prescribed alterations) to maintained schools (March 2025), the Royal Borough of Greenwich in partnership with the Governing Body of Newhaven School intends to make a change to:

• Expand the existing Local Authority’s Resource Provision (LARP) at Kings Park Campus, Newhaven School from 55 places to 80 places for students aged 11 – 19 years with a co-diagnosis of autism and significant and persistent mental health needs, effect from September 2025.

Within four weeks from the date of this publication notice, any persons may object to or make comments on the proposal by either:

a) Writing to: Admissions, Place Planning & Capital Projects Service Royal Greenwich Children’s Services, First Floor, The Woolwich Centre, 35 Wellington Street, London SE18 6HQ. OR

b) Emailing: school-place-planning@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.

Responses must be received by 5pm on Wednesday 18 June 2025 when this representation period expires. In line with the requirements of Schedule 2, Paragraph 18 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (as amended by the Education Act 2011), a decision will be taken by the Council no later than two months following the expiry of the representation period. Therefore, the Council will decide on this proposal by 18 August 2025.

Further details of the proposal are set out below. A copy can be accessed on the Council’s consultation website: https://newhaven-kings-park.commonplace.is/

STATUTORY PROPOSAL

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL: The Royal Borough of Greenwich in partnership with the Governing Body of Newhaven School seeks to expand the Local Authority Resourced Provision (LARP)¹ at Newhaven School, Kings Park Campus by an additional 25 places (from 55 to 80 places) for students aged 11 – 19 years with autism and mental health and behavioural challenges.

The proposed LARP expansion will continue to be for students with a co-diagnosis of autism and significant and persistent mental health difficulties. In particular, the provision will meet the rising needs of young people whose anxiety and/or low mood, together with sensory sensitivities, high need for predictability and routine, social interaction difficulties and difficulties forming relationships, mean they are unable to successfully access mainstream provision.

IMPLEMENTATION: If the proposal is agreed, the implementation will be from 1 September 2025.

THE LINKED STRATEGIES: This proposal is linked to the following Council Strategies shaped by the child’s voice:

1) SEND and Inclusion Partnership Strategy 2024 -2029 - Please refer to AMBITION 2: “We want schools and nurseries to support us better and have enough places so we can go to the “right” school for us.”

2) Accessibility strategy for education settings in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

REASON FOR THE PROPOSAL: This proposal is a direct response to the lack of specialist school placements in the borough.

The Kings Park Campus site is currently shared with the Council’s SEND Outreach Services. To help create the additional specialist places, it is proposed that the SEND Outreach Services be relocated to a suitable alternative base identified for them to enable the school’s LARP to expand and provide an additional 25 places.

Further information and analysis on the significant and growing demand for specialist SEND provision within the borough can be found in the latest School Place Planning & Capital Programme Report 2024/25 - 2026/27 (April 2025) and the Appendix A Primary Schools Data Annex 2024-25.

PROPOSED ADMISSIONS AND PLACEMENT PROCESS: If the proposal is agreed, students will be placed at the LARP by the Council through its existing SEND Admissions Panel process for the school.

FUNDING THIS PROPOSAL: The proposed capital works to expand the Kings Park LARP at Newhaven School will be funded by the Council.

Revenue funding will be provided to the school through an SLA agreed with the Council to finance the additional placements at the school.

¹ Previously referred to by the Council as Designated Specialist Provision (DSP).