Public Notice St. George’s School

St. George’s School, Newport – enlargement

  1. Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, that Isle of Wight Council intends to make a prescribed alteration to St. GEORGE’S SCHOOL, Watergate Road, Newport PO30 1XW, (category of school – community special school) by increasing the capacity of the school with effect from 1 September 2025.
  2. The current capacity of St. George’s School is 208 pupils aged 11- 19 years old with complex learning difficulties including Autistic Spectrum (AS), physical disabilities (PD), hearing and visual impairment (HI, VI) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH). The current number of pupils registered at the school is 208, and the proposed admission number will be 228 from 1st September 2025, with 20 places provided through a satellite provision located at the former Studio School site, East Cowes.
  3. These additional places are required to manage some of the school place pressures generated by the increase in the number of Education Health Care Plans (EHCP) maintained by the local authority and allow placement of additional children for September 2025.
  4. There is capital cost is estimated to be £0.334 million.
  5. This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal may be obtained from Jade Kennett, Strategic Development, County Hall, Newport, IOW, PO30 1UD, Telephone: 01983 821000 e-mail: strategic.planning@iow.gov.uk
  6. Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal, any person may object or make comments on the proposal by sending them to Jade Kennett, Service Manager - Strategic Development, County Hall, Newport, IOW, PO30 1UD, telephone: 01983 821000, e-mail: strategic.planning@iow.gov.uk

Dated: 2 May 2025

Wendy Perera, Chief Executive