EVERY high school in the town will be affected by the council's plans to overhaul secondary education provision.

The shake-up will also affect many primary school pupils, who might find the high school they were due to attend changes.

As we reported last week, the Government has given Warrington Borough Council more than £18m to spend on a single school project by 2009 and, as a result, education officials have drawn up different ideas for how that money could be spent.

Three options are being considered for the first new school, which include: Culcheth High School, William Beamont and a new school on the Hillock Lane Playing Fields in Woolston, which would replace Woolston High and Padgate High School.

But, in 2016 the council is expecting to be given money for two new schools and wants to consider how that money can be spent now. Clr Sheila Woodyatt, borough council executive board member for children's services, says the local authority is keen to hear the views of residents.

She said: "The council is committed to full and open consultation with the whole community, which is why we are embarking on this consultative exercise to enable you to help us make the right decisions.

"We need the public to respond and enable us to take account of their views and all the relevant factors before a decision is made in September."

Here we look at what changes could be made to your local school and when you have got a chance to put forward your views.

Time to have your say

1. Woolston High School

964 students and 155 surplus spaces. The options are:

l Do nothing

l Remove sixth form provision by 2008 (along with Padgate)

l Close Woolston High School

l Close Woolston High School and move students to an extended Padgate High School.

l Close Woolston and move students to purpose-built school on the Hillock Lane playing fields.

Have your say at a meeting at Woolston High School:

July 3: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of year seven and eight pupils of Woolston High. July 11: 6.30pm-8.30pm, parents and carers of year 11 and 13 pupils. July 13: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of year nine and 10 pupils. July 14: 6.30pm-8.30pm, parents and carers of Bruche Primary School. July 18: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of Woolston CP and CE pupils.

2. Padgate High School

872 pupils and 172 surplus places. The options are:

l Do nothing

l Remove Padgate High School's sixth form by 2008.

l Close Padgate High School

l Extend Padgate High School and move Woolston students there (with or without a sixth form)

l Move Padgate students to a purpose-built high school on Hillock Lane playing fields.

Have your say at Padgate High School: July 6: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of year seven and eight students at Padgate High School. July 10: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of year nine and 10 pupils at Padgate High School. July 12: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of year 11 and 13 students at Padgate High School. July 19: 7pm-9pm, parents and carers of Brook Acre and Cinnamon Brow pupils. July 20: 7pm - 9pm, parents and carers of Christ Church and Longbarn pupils.

3. William Beamont High School

1,045 pupils,18 more than its capacity. The option being considered is the replacement of the high school with a new building on the same site, in conjunction with the council's Orford Park development.

Have your say: Today, June 29:

7pm-9pm. The meeting is for William Beamont High School parents and carers, and its partner primary schools, as well as other interested parties in central and eastern Warrington.

4. Culcheth High School

1,225 students which is 26 places under capacity. The option being considered is to replace the school with a new building on the same site.

Have you say: July 4: 6.30pm-8.30pm, parents and carers of the school. Pupils are invited, with parents of those who attend partner primary schools, plus other interested parties in the area.

5. Bridgewater High School

1,704 students, six places more than its capacity. The option being considered for Bridgewater High School is to move all the facilities to the upper school site.

Meeting was on Tuesday

6. Lymm High School

1,940 pupils, 26 places more than its capacity. The option being considered is to increase the sixth form to add 50 places.

The meeting was on Tuesday

7. Great Sankey High School

1,777 students, 73 places more than its capacity. The option being considered is to increase the capacity of the sixth form to add 75 extra places.

Have your say at Penketh High School on: July 7: 6.30pm-8.30pm. The meeting is for Great Sankey High School, Penketh High School, Newman High School and St Gregory's High School parents and carers and their partner primary schools and other interested parties.

8. Penketh High School

1,315 students with 148 surplus places. There are no changes planned for Penketh High School.

9. Cardinal Newman High School

670 pupils at Cardinal Newman High School, which has a capacity of 750. There are no changes planned for Cardinal Newman High School.

10. St Gregory's High School

954 pupils, 63 more places than its capacity. The option for St Greg's is to build new accommodation to replace temporary classrooms and meet planned admission numbers.

To have your say at Penketh High School on: July 7: 6.30pm-8.30pm. The meeting is for Great Sankey High School, Penketh High School, Newman High School and St Gregory's High School parents and carers and their partner primary schools and other interested parties.

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