Lakenheath is a village of around 9,000 residents located approximately half way between Mildenhall and Brandon, about 5 miles north of the former. The village is host to the largest USAF base in the United Kingdom, RAF Lakenheath. The current primary school (Lakenheath Community Primary) provides 1.5 FE (315 places) for children aged 4 -11. Forest Heath District Council has confirmed at Committee that they are to approve’ developments generating ‘minded over 660 new houses in Lakenheath village. The pupil yields from the housing over 10 years are expected to be approximately 170 pupils. Future housing may still come forward. The existing primary school is full. Its site is constrained and it would be difficult to expand further. In order to make provision for this potential new housing and to provide space to expand if more housing is agreed, the county council has agreed to commission a new primary school in the area. The authority is therefore seeking proposals from appropriate sponsors to open this new school. This school would be deemed a free school. Please complete the Free School Presumption application form and return it to: Joy Stodart, Schools Commissioning Manager, Children and Young People’s Services, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX.
Lakenheath is a village of around 9,000 residents located approximately half way between Mildenhall and Brandon, about 5 miles north of the former. The village is host to the largest USAF base in the United Kingdom, RAF Lakenheath. The current primary school (Lakenheath Community Primary) provides 1.5 FE (315 places) for children aged 4 -11. Forest Heath District Council has confirmed at Committee that they are ‘minded to approve’ developments generating over 660 new houses in Lakenheath village. The pupil yields from the housing over 10 years are expected to be approximately 170 pupils. Future housing may still come forward. The existing primary school is full. Its site is constrained and it would be difficult to expand further. In order to make provision for this potential new housing and to provide space to expand if more housing is agreed, the county council has agreed to commission a new primary school in the area. The authority is therefore seeking proposals from appropriate sponsors to open this new school. This school would be deemed a free school. Please complete the Free School Presumption application form and return it to: Joy Stodart, Schools Commissioning Manager, Children and Young People’s Services, Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX.
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