Proposal to close Wilmington Enterprise College

Kent County Council is proposing to close Wilmington Enterprise College on 31 August 2010.  It is proposed that a Government-funded Academy will be established in the existing buildings on 1 September 2010.

The public consultation on the proposed closure of Wilmington Enterprise College will end on 8 March 2010.

Please view the School Organisation Advisory Board (79k) report for the details of the consultation.

The public consultation document was published on 25 January and will run for a period of 6 weeks (until 8 March 2010) during which time anyone can send in written comments or objections to:

Simon Webb, Area Children's Services Officer, Mid Kent Education Office, 17 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4UL.  You can also email your views to school.consultations@kent.gov.uk

Please view the public consultation document (PDF, 722k) for more information.

At the end of the 6 week public notice period, Mrs Sarah Hohler, Cabinet Member for Children Families and Education will consider all written representations to the public notice and decide whether or not the proposal to close the school should be implemented.  The closure will only take effect if agreement by the Secretary of State for the establishment of an Academy has been made by 31 August 2010.