Thursday, 27 October 2022

Public Meeting on the relocation of Islamia Primary School at Preston Park Primary, November 9th 7pm. Consultation extended to November 16th


A further public meeting on the controversial relocation of Islamia Primary School from Queens Park to the Strathcona site in Preston ward has been scheduled for Tuesday November 9th at Preston Park Primary School.

At the same time the consultation period has been extended to Wednesday November 16th.
 
Parents are being offered the stark choice of acceptance of the move or the closure of the school. 
 
Brent Council's 'Have Your Say' website gives further details on the options if the school moves. The Islamia Primary School Governing Board has said that a completely new building is the only option they support while the Council doubts that this could be completed by September 2024 when the school has to start on its new site.  The Council favour option D - refurbishment of the existing building and an additional new block on the site to accommodate a 2 form entry school:

 

Consultation on relocation of Islamia Primary School from September 2024

The Governing Board of Islamia Primary School (Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6PE) is proposing the relocation of the school from September 2024, to the site known as the Strathcona site, which is located on Strathcona Road, Wembley, HA9 8QW.

The Governing Board is seeking the views of interested parties through this informal consultation on:

Option 1: A proposal to relocate Islamia Primary School to the Strathcona Site as a 2-form entry school (60 places per year group)

Option 2: The school ceasing to exist from July 2024.

Brent Council has identified capital funding for Islamia Primary School to relocate to the Strathcona site. The current building on the site is a 1FE school with accommodation for 210 pupils. The building is in good condition, but on its own it is not big enough for the current pupils on roll at Islamia Primary School (420).

A feasibility study has identified 5 options to provide accommodation for the school on the Strathcona site.

Option A: A complete new build of a 2 FE school as a 2 storey building

Option B: A complete new build of a 2 FE school as a 3 storey buidling

Option C: Part demolition, part refurbishment of the existing building and a new build for required additional accommodation for a 2 FE school.

Option D: Refurbish existing buildings on the Strathcona site and build a new block to meet 2FE accommodation requirements.

Option E: Keep the current 1FE primary school and provide temporary bulge accommodation while cohorts reduce.

 The Consultation document is available HERE.
 
You  can make a comment on the Have Your Say website. You can register with the Council to make your comment or use a Facebook or Google account.



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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 October 2022 at 20:47

    Will this consultation make any difference to the draft deal Mo Butt has already agreed with Yusuf Islam, ready to sign in January???

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  2. Anonymous27 October 2022 at 23:00

    I have seen the decision from the School's Adjudicator talking about unlawful and discriminatory decisions for their arrangements. This is really damaging for the reputation of the board
    When you look at the current situation in light of that decision it appears there is a will to change the families in attendance or at leat no wish to keep them. A discrimination challenge may well shake Mo Butt's deal and leadership. I hear he is has some link with Yusuf Islam Foundation. Activists should make a FOI request. Somone is desperate to move the school.

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  3. Anonymous27 October 2022 at 23:07

    I would not be surprised if the Foundation used the land to open a private 1FE primary school along side the two independent schools (as feeder school) once school moves.That will be a success without the state funded one in the same area. I believe they consulted not long ago to prioritise siblings attending the independent schools at some point. There was backlash from parents and council had to step in. That shows a pattern .

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  4. Anonymous27 October 2022 at 23:10

    This is set to get ugly and pulverise YIF reputation. They have no leg to stand on. You do not shut down a well functioning, popular and oversubscribed school.

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  5. Sick and tired of Butt28 October 2022 at 16:46

    Brent don't care about the school community the children or the people living next to the site at Stratcona where they shut an excellent school down to make way for this.

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    1. Anonymous28 October 2022 at 19:02

      I totally agree. This will create problems between communities. I actually wonder if shutting strathcona came about to accommodate the Islamic school. Butt was adamant the school needed to shut down. Now this.

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  6. Anonymous2 November 2022 at 17:26

    Definately do not want this Islamic school here. It will create so much traffic pollution. It goes totally against Brent's green environmental credentials. Utterly ridiculous!!

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