Introduction
Cambridgeshire County Council intends to make prescribed alterations to Melbourn Primary School, Mortlock St, Melbourn, Royston SG8 6DB. This will take effect from September 2026. It is subject to completion works to create a suitable space.
Background
Melbourn Primary School was inspected by Ofsted in September 2021 and was rated as ‘Good’. The main school building does not have capacity so a suitable space will be created to enable a provision to be established. It will be an Enhanced Resource Base (ERB) for students with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as their primary need.
The provision will offer 10 spaces for children with ASD.
The Local Authority is implementing a county-wide Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy. It will address the deficit and demand on specialist support for children and young people with SEND and EHCP. They are looking to create new provisions and extend current provisions as required.
Proposal
It is proposed to make two distinct changes to the current school offer, these are:
- establishing a SEND provision at the ERB which will offer 10 places for students with an EHCP and ASD primary need
- changing the designation details of the school to reflect their SEND provision supporting ASD.
Implementation Plan
As part of Cambridgeshire County Council’s decision-making process, a consultation on the proposed changes will run for a period of four weeks from Monday 19 January to Thursday 13 February 2026. It will seek the views of all interested parties.
The Council will consider all comments received during the consultation period. It will then reach a decision on whether or not to proceed with the proposed changes to established offer. If the changes are agreed, it is proposed that it would come into effect from the September 2026. This is subject to completion of alteration works to existing accommodation.
Have your say
Melbourn Primary School will host a consultation event on Tuesday 3 February, 8:40 am to 10:00 am.
For those interested but unable to attend the consultation event at the school a virtual consultation event will be held via Teams on Tuesday 10 February, 6:00 pm to 7:30pm. The online consultation Teams meeting details are:
Melbourn ASD ERB - Online Consultation event - Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 312 683 913 148 40 Passcode: UJ2Gg93n
It will be attended by representatives from Cambridgeshire County Council and the school.
If you have any queries, would like more information or wish to make a comment on the proposal, email school.consultations@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Please include ‘Response to proposal for Melbourn Primary School’ in the subject title.
