Proposed ERB
PRESCRIBED ALTERATIONS TO CREATE A SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) PROVISION AT THE GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL, CAMBRIDGE, BY WAY OF AN ENHANCED RESOURCE BASE (ERB) UNIT FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM (ASD)
Introduction
Cambridgeshire County Council intends to make prescribed alterations to The Grove Primary School, Campkin Rd, Cambridge CB4 2NB with effect from spring 2025 (subject to completion of alteration works to existing accommodation).
Background
The Grove Primary school was inspected by Ofsted in November 2023 and was rated as ‘Good’. The main school has capacity and suitable available space to enable a provision to be Established. This will be an Enhanced Resource Base for students with an EHCP and Autism as their primary need.
The provision will be known as “The Aviary” and offer 10 spaces for children with Autism (ASD)
The Local Authority is implementing a county-wide SEND Strategy to address the deficit in demand for specialist support for children and young people with SEND and Education Health and Care Plan’s (EHCP). They are looking to create new provisions and extend current provisions as required.
Proposal
It is proposed to make two distinct changes to the current school offer, these are.
- Establishing a SEND provision, known as “The Aviary” Enhanced Resource Base (ERB) which will offer 10 places for students with an EHCP and Autism (ASD) primary need.
- To change the designation of the school to reflect their SEND provision supporting Autism
Implementation Plan
As part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s decision-making process, a consultation on the proposed changes will run for a period of 4 weeks from Monday 8th September 2025 to Friday 3rd October 2025 and will seek the views of all interested parties.
The Council will consider all comments received during the consultation period before reaching a decision on whether or not to proceed with the proposed changes to established offer. If the changes are agreed, it is proposed that it would come into effect from the spring term of 2026 (subject to completion of alteration works to existing accommodation).
Have your say
The Grove Primary School will host a consultation event on Tuesday 23rd September 9:00am – 10:30am. For those interested but unable to attend the consultation event at the school a virtual consultation event will be held via Teams on Tuesday 23rd September 6:00pm – 7:30pm and will be attended by representatives from Cambridgeshire County Council and the school.
If you have any queries, would like more information or wish to make a comment on the proposal, please contact the Council via email school.consultations@cambridgeshire.gov.uk making sure to include ‘Response to proposal for The Grove Primary School’ in the subject title.
Link to Proposals