Birmingham City Council has published a consultation document on the expansion of The Oaklands Primary School. The Council wants to double the capacity of the school from 210 to 420.

Demand for places has grown rapidly during recent years due to increasing birth rates. Unless action is taken there will not be enough mainstream school places to meet the needs of this part of Acocks Green.

The proposal would see the reception intake double from 30 to 60 children in September 2013 and the school then doubling in size over the following 6 years.

Staff and Pupils should be generally unaffected by the proposals. However, due to the increase in number the school may decide to organise the itself slightly differently; this will be up to the head teacher and the board of governors.

As part of the expansion an extension would have to be built on to the current school building to accommodate extra class rooms. The building work should be completed by September 2013.

The proposals are currently in the consultation phase which is due to end on the 30^th of March 2012. During this phase, local resident have the opportunity to have their views heard and give their input into the proposals. If you would like have your say or to get more details of the proposals you can do so by writing to :-

Or by Email: peter.v.speers@birmingham.gov.uk

Or by Phone: 0121 464 5812