What this consultation is about
Following a Consultation of the Potential Closure of Gamesley Early Excellence Centre which ran from 8 September 2025 until 24 October 2025, we are now proposing the statutory closure of Gamesley Early Excellence Centre.
If agreed, the proposal would mean that Gamesley Early Excellence Centre would close at the end of August 2026. The representation period will run from 20 January 2026 until 16 February 2026, during this time you are invited to respond to the proposal.
Reason for closure
The staff and children of the Gamesley Early Excellence Centre Nursery relocated into the building of Gamesley Primary School in the Summer of 2023. The two schools now operate side by side in the building and share the same Headteacher, Special Educational Needs Coordinator and Pastoral Manager.
Gamesley Early Excellence Centre Nursery relocated to Gamesley Primary School due to the increase of running costs at the building that they were originally located in.
Alongside this proposal, Gamesley Primary School have successfully applied through a significant change application to the Department of Education (DfE) to extend their age range to ensure that, if the outcome of the statutory proposal determines that Gamesley Early Excellence School will close, the provision will be formally undertaken by Gamesley Primary School. This will guarantee a continuous service provision.
If the nursery school was to be formally undertaken by Gamesley School, the nursery would become more financially sustainable, and the nursery would feel more inclusive due to being part of Gamesley School. There would be consistency in the approach to learning and the curriculum across the whole school, which would increase the nursery children’s readiness for starting in Reception.
The nursery school would no longer be a maintained nursery school.
Pupil numbers and admissions
Gamesley Early Excellence Centre currently has 38 children enrolled.
As these pupils attend nursery, they are of non-compulsory school age.
The cohort consists of 12 two-year olds and 26 children aged three to four years.
The nursery operates both morning and afternoon sessions, with capacity for up to 25 children per session.
Displaced pupils
Gamesley Primary School have successfully applied through a significant change application to the Department of Education (DfE) to extend their age range to ensure that, if the outcome of the statutory proposal determines that Gamesley Early Excellence School will close, the provision will be formally undertaken by Gamesley Primary School.
This will guarantee a continuous service provision.
Impact on the community
Consideration has been given to the potential impact on the community should Gamesley Early Excellence Centre Nursery close. As Gamesley Primary School are running a consultation alongside this one to open their own nursery provision, there is no negative impact on local families as there will still be nursery provision within Gamesley School.
Maintained nursery schools
Gamesley Primary School have successfully applied through a significant change application to the Department of Education (DfE) to extend their age range to ensure that, if the outcome of the proposal determines that Gamesley Early Excellence Centre will close, the provision will be formally undertaken by Gamesley Primary School.
Travel
Gamesley Primary School have successfully applied through a significant change application to the Department of Education (DfE) to extend their age range to ensure that, if the outcome of the proposal determines that Gamesley Early Excellence School will close, the provision will be formally undertaken by Gamesley Primary School.
Due to this, there will be no travel implications for pupils and parents if the outcome of this consultation determines the closure of Gamesley Early Excellence Centre.
Consultation deadline
The deadline for receiving responses is Monday 16th February 2026.