Change of Age Range Consultation

Consultation on proposed Change of Age range from 4- to 7-year-olds to 3- to 7-year-olds of Finedon Infant School

As a member of the school and local community, you have a stake in the future of Finedon Infant School and therefore we are consulting with you about a potential change to the school’s age range.

We are proposing to change the age range of the school from 4- to 7-year-olds to 3- to 7-year-olds. The Board of Directors of The Learning for Life Education Trust (LfLET) wishes to establish a high-quality school-based nursery provision.

The Board of Directors of LfLET has the authority to propose this change and is the decision maker as per the DfE guidance ‘Making Significant Changes to an Academy’ October 2024. In line with the non-statutory guidance this consultation seeks the views and comments of all stakeholders involved with our school.

The consultation period runs for a minimum of three weeks between Wednesday 19^th March 2025 to midday on Friday 11^th April 2025 and the Board will consider all comments received during this time.

You can access full details of the proposed change in the Public Consultation document below:

• Change of Age Range Consultation Document

This document explains:

• Why we feel it is appropriate to consider the change of age range from 4- to 7-year-olds to 3- to 7-year-olds
• The timescale for the consultation
• Who is being consulted
• What happens at the end of the consultation

Have your say

We are keen to hear from the wider Finedon community, including from any parents of young children who may be thinking about nursery and school options in the next couple of years.

It is very important that all involved have a say.

Your responses can be submitted by completing the online response form.

Alternatively, you can request a paper copy of the response form from the school and these responses must be submitted to:

•  Finedon Infant School, Orchard Road, Finedon, Northamptonshire, NN9 5JG
• Or e-mailed to fisoffice@lflet.org.uk

Responses must be received by midday on Friday 11^th April 2025

Interim Response

We thought it would be useful to respond to some of the questions and comments already made in the public consultation to help clarify our proposals.