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What happens next?

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The process for consultation and decision is:

19 March 7.30pm
Public consultation meeting at Norton School
20 March 10.30am
Proposal scrutinised by Hertfordshire County Council’s Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee
20 March 2.00pm
Proposal scrutinised by the County Council’s Resources Panel
8 April
Consultation period ends (last date for receiving responses)
22 April 2.00pm
Decision by the County Council’s Cabinet, taking into account the responses received
25 April
If decision taken by the County Council’s Cabinet to proceed, publication of Statutory Notices announcing the closure of the school
25 May
End of Statutory Notice period
11 June 10.00am
If objections received, decision taken by the (independent) Hertfordshire School Organisation Committee
31 August
Proposed date for closure

The process for reallocating Norton's pupils for September 2002 is:



Pupils allocated a place for Year 7

  • Meeting for parents to be held at Fearnhill School at 7.30 pm

14 March

  • Closing date for return of preferences for places at other schools

2 April

  • Provisional allocations made

15 April

  • Acceptance deadline for provisional allocations

30 April

  • Final confirmation of places should decision be taken to close Norton School

15 June

Pupils who will be Year 10

  • Closing date for return of preferences for places at other schools

2 April

  • Provisional allocations made

8 April

  • Options evening at each school

15 April

  • Acceptance deadline for provisional allocations

29 May

  • Final confirmation of places should decision be taken to close Norton School

15 June

Pupils who will be in Years 8, 9, 11,12 & 13    

  • Closing date for return of preferences for places at other schools

23 April

  • Acceptance deadline provisional allocations

30 April

  • Provisional allocations

15 May

  • Final confirmation of places should decision be taken to close Norton School

15 June