Islamia relocation
From "Consultation on relocation of Islamia Primary School from September 2024"
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I oppose the decision to moved islamia out of its catchment area Brent Council has informed Islamia families that there are no options at the moment due to the shortage of land in the area.
Nevertheless, the council is in the process of delivering a brand new 2 Form Entry school as part of the current regeneration scheme in South Kilburn.
The future school is currently earmarked for Carlton Vale infants school and Kilburn Park school.Government data shows that these split site 2FE schools are currently operating well below their full capacity:
Kilburn Park ( NW6) currently has 110 pupils enrolled although it can accommodate 240 and Carlton Vale (NW6) has a capacity of 230 spaces, currently only 78 of those are filled.
Moreover, most neighbouring Brent schools are also operating well below their full capacity and can easily accommodate children from the demolished schools.
On the other hand, Islamia is a heavily oversubscribed and popular faith school and the hardest primary school to get into in Brent. There are currently 420 pupils enrolled and the school also has to manage a long waiting list.
Islamia is the only state funded Muslim denomination school in the area therefore, if the school closes down, this will have a detrimental impact on the lives of the Muslim children currently attending.
For these reasons, it is utterly incomprehensible why Islamia, an oversubscribed Brent school is not being considered for the new school.