Leopold Primary School Informal Consultation

Brent Council has launched an informal consultation seeking the views of the public regarding the closure of the Gwenneth Rickus site of Leopold Primary School. 

The Gwenneth Rickus site of Leopold Primary School was opened in 2013 in response to increasing demand for primary places in the area. However, demand for Leopold Primary School has been falling since 2018 and the Gwenneth Rickus site currently operates as one form of entry in some year groups, including Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. There are also spare places at the Hawkshead Road site in all year groups. 

There are sufficient spare places in other schools in the local area to accommodate future pupil demand, which means that the additional places provided by Gwenneth Rickus are no longer required. 

The proposal will not result in changes to the provision of education on the Hawkshead Road site. 

Closure of the Gwenneth Rickus site would commence from September 2025, when there would be no pupils admitted into Reception on the site. Parents of future Reception children would have a range of local schools to choose from. 

A phased closure of the Gwenneth Rickus site is proposed. We would like to know your views on two different options:

Option 1: A phased closure of the provision, which would mean no Reception classes on the site from 2025 onwards and children in other year groups who are taught at the Gwenneth Rickus site remaining either on the site or moving to the Hawkshead Road site to complete their primary education at Leopold Primary School.  This could mean the Gwenneth Rickus site remaining open until 2028.

Option 2: A full closure of the provision at a fixed point in time in the future when all children being educated on the site would move to either the Hawkshead site and / or alternative local schools to complete their education. This would be more disruptive for families. 

Documents are also available on this webpage www.brent.gov.uk/leopoldconsultation where you can find facilities to translate them into different languages.