Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with Section 19(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, and having regard to the statutory guidance “Making significant changes (‘prescribed alterations’) to maintained schools (August 2025)”, Central Bedfordshire Council (Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, Beds SG17 5TQ) is considering a prescribed alteration at Ivel Valley School, Hitchmead Road, Biggleswade, SG18 0NL.
This Statutory Consultation invites interested parties to respond to making significant changes (‘prescribed alterations of the maintained schools’) to the proposed establishment of a combination of refurbishment and adjacent site development for Ivel Valley School & College (this will consist of option 1a and option 1b from the initial consultation). This includes providing at least 20 new classrooms and remodelling 12 current classrooms into 6 larger classroom, as well as providing additional parking. This will increase the total number of places at the school to 330.