The call will be part of the council's response to the Eskdale Closure proposal.
There should be a full review of education in Whitby.
That's the call from the town council as a consultation into the proposed closure of Eskdale Secondary school continues.
In it's response to that consultation the council is going to call for a wider review of all school provision in the town.
Town Councillor, Rob Barnett, outlined the council's demands at a full council meeting this week which was attended by pupils from Eskdale School and their parents.
Two public meetings took place in Whitby yesterday as part of a six week consultation into proposals to close Eskdale Secondary School in September 2024 and merge it with Caedmon College.
The Whitby Secondary Partnership, which operates both schools, says falling pupil numbers mean there is a surplus of places in the town's schools and it has now become financially difficult to maintain both sites.
Opponents to the closure proposal say that there needs to be a choice of school for secondary pupils in the town.
North Yorkshire County Council is conducting a public consultation into the proposal, as part of that process Whitby Town Council will submit a formal response.
Town Councillor Rob Dalrymple says that response will include the call for a full review of all education provision in the town.
The closing date for responses to the consultation is 5pm on Friday, 31 March 2023.
The consultation can be completed online at https://consult.northyorks.gov.uk/snapwebhost/s.asp?k=167542956340
North Yorkshire County Council have published background information at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/proposal-amalgamate-caedmon-college-whitby-and-eskdale-school-1-september-2024
All responses to the consultation received by the closing date will be considered by the new North Yorkshire Council Executive on 18 April 2023.
If the Executive decides to proceed with the proposal, then statutory notices would be published on 27 April 2023. These notices would provide a further four weeks for representations to be made, by 25 May 2023.
A final decision would then be scheduled to be taken by the Executive on 20 June 2023. If agreed, the schools would amalgamate from 1 September 2024.
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