Consultation 30 January to 5 March 2023
In accordance with Section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (as amended by the Education Act 2011), and the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2013, Wiltshire Council are proposing changes to Silverwood School to increase the school's current place numbers registered with the Department for Education (DfE) from 410 places, to 460, and to change the age range at the Silverwood Chippenham, and Trowbridge campuses, from 4 to 19, to 4 to 11 years old.
In support of the above changes, Wiltshire Council is proposing to retain and invest in the Silverwood Chippenham and Trowbridge campuses. Wiltshire Council is working collaboratively with Silverwood school on the proposal to invest into the to the Chippenham, Trowbridge, and Rowed campus. A live, pre-consultation session was held, and a recording of the session can be found here: Silverwood School information session (teams.microsoft.com) (opens new window)
As part of this process, Wiltshire Council is undertaking a consultation on its proposals to these campuses.
The Proposal and Statutory Notice are included below:
- Silverwood Chippenham and Trowbridge Proposal Jan 2023 (PDF) [189KB] (opens new window)
- Silverwood Chippenham and Trowbridge statutory Notice Jan 2023 (PDF) [71KB] (opens new window)
Comments can be made:
- Via an online survey Silverwood Online Consultation (opens new window)
- By email to SilverwoodConsultation@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window)
- or by sending them to - Silverwood Consultation, Special School Transformation, SEND & Inclusion, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Comments must be received by no later than 5 March 2023 to be considered in the decision making process.