Croydon Schools for the Future: the secondary review

Building a better future for Croydon's learners

We will be investing £350m in our schools over the next three years as part of our vision for the future of education in the borough.

Funding for Croydon Schools for the Future is through the Government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative. The investment will mean better facilities, more choice and improved educational opportunities for pupils.

Most schools will be upgraded to provide sixth-form and further education facilities offering a full range of academic and vocational qualifications. Schools will also become community hubs, with local people able to benefit from the new facilities on offer.

The blueprint for the future of Croydon's schools includes improvements to facilities for pupils with learning difficulties and special educational needs to ensure that all learners, regardless of background or ability, get the best start in life.

In addition, new academies will be established to help raise standards in areas with records of low educational achievement.

For more information on the BSF initiative see the Partnerships for Schools associated link.

The Secondary Review

The Secondary Review outlines our vision for the future of secondary education in Croydon and makes recommendations for the future of every secondary school in the borough.

Our initial proposals were subject to extensive consultation over the past year. Initial public consultation on draft proposals took place from July to September, and we received thousands of responses.

The majority of respondents welcomed the plans and recognised that the unprecedented level of new investment will bring significant improvements to education in Croydon.

The views expressed through the consultation process have helped us to shape our final proposals.

The final versions of The Secondary Review can be downloaded below.

Public consultation on final proposals - November-December 2008

As the final proposals have changed significantly from those published in June, we have embarked on a further round of public consultation to give you the opportunity to feedback. This final phase runs from 13 November through 31 December.

There will be further statutory consultation with affected schools in the New Year before the proposals are implemented starting September 2009.

You can let us know what you think about the plans by contacting the Croydon Schools for the Future Consultation team (details below).

The consultation is being handled by Luther Pendragon Consultants.

The Croydon Schools for the Future newsletter can be downloaded below.