Bridgnorth PLANNING AREA The Bridgnorth school place planning area surrounds the market town of Bridgnorth in South East Shropshire. The primary routes A458, and A442 cross the area, and provide good commuter links to Kidderminster, Stourbridge and south Birmingham. The primary A454 runs from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton providing links to the Black Country. The other settlements in the area are all villages, which include Alveley, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Highley and Worfield. With these road links the area is a popular commuter belt which potentially gives rise to a mobile school population. Some light industry and commercial business exists and Bridgnorth is a local shopping destination for the area. The LA’s robust forecasting models indicate that sufficient school capacity exists overall, at both primary and secondary level, to meet the demand in the short, medium and longer term. However, some town schools at primary level are unable to meet localised demand. Therefore, a review of town primary catchment areas is proposed. The LA’s regular primary and secondary forecasts have been translated into the following charts and tables to help explain the school place planning proposals the LA intends to take forward. Longer term forecasting methods have also been used in order to take account of the level of new housing investment identified in the current Local Plan to 2026. Current Forecasts Number Net Admission on Roll Capacity Number October Schools 2015 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary 1 119 17 80 85 94 95 97 Primary 2 140 20 101 95 98 92 86 Primary 3 210 30 211 208 211 211 204 Primary 4 119 17 112 112 101 106 101 Primary 5 287 41 210 211 210 226 216 Primary 6 70 10 38 37 33 29 34 Primary 7 210 30 206 208 205 206 211 Primary 8 336 48 302 294 298 290 303 Primary 9 210 30 133 127 120 118 114 Primary 10 203 29 186 184 179 170 158 Total Primary Group 1904 272 1579 1561 1549 1543 1524 Secondary 1 1034 174 767 739 697 690 694 706 681 707 Secondary 2 1021 168 812 821 838 842 853 835 828 822 Total Secondary 2055 342 1579 1560 1535 1532 1547 1541 1509 1529
Bridgnorth PLANNING AREA The Bridgnorth school place planning area surrounds the market town of Bridgnorth in South East Shropshire. The primary routes A458, and A442 cross the area, and provide good commuter links to Kidderminster, Stourbridge and south Birmingham. The primary A454 runs from Bridgnorth to Wolverhampton providing links to the Black Country. The other settlements in the area are all villages, which include Alveley, Claverley, Ditton Priors, Highley and Worfield. With these road links the area is a popular commuter belt which potentially gives rise to a mobile school population. Some light industry and commercial business exists and Bridgnorth is a local shopping destination for the area. The LA’s robust forecasting models indicate that sufficient school capacity exists overall, at both primary and secondary level, to meet the demand in the short, medium and longer term. However, some town schools at primary level are unable to meet localised demand. Therefore, a review of town primary catchment areas is proposed. The LA’s regular primary and secondary forecasts have been translated into the following charts and tables to help explain the school place planning proposals the LA intends to take forward. Longer term forecasting methods have also been used in order to take account of the level of new housing investment identified in the current Local Plan to 2026. Schools Current Forecasts Net Capacity Admission Number Number on Roll October 2015 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 Primary 1 119 17 80 85 94 95 97 Primary 2 140 20 101 95 98 92 86 Primary 3 210 30 211 208 211 211 204 Primary 4 119 17 112 112 101 106 101 Primary 5 287 41 210 211 210 226 216 Primary 6 70 10 38 37 33 29 34 Primary 7 210 30 206 208 205 206 211 Primary 8 336 48 302 294 298 290 303 Primary 9 210 30 133 127 120 118 114 Primary 10 203 29 186 184 179 170 158 Total Primary Group 1904 272 1579 1561 1549 1543 1524 Secondary 1 1034 174 767 739 697 690 694 706 681 707 Secondary 2 1021 168 812 821 838 842 853 835 828 822 Total Secondary 2055 342 1579 1560 1535 1532 1547 1541 1509 1529