Department for Education
Real Estate Team
2nd Floor
Bishopsgate House
Darlington DL1 15Q
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
NOTICE
DATE: 14th April 2025
DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER
FORMER SITE OF MOUNTFIELD AND WHATLINGTON CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROPOSED ORDER UNDER SECTION 554 AND 556 OF THE EDUCATION ACT 1996
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
- That the Secretary of State for Education proposes to make an order under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 in respect of the above mentioned Church of England educational foundation. The purpose of sections 554 and 556 is to enable the assets of discontinued denominational voluntary schools to be applied for the benefit of new and continuing voluntary schools and foundation schools of the same denomination within the state system of education. The order will, where appropriate, authorise the sale of the premises described.
- That under sections 554 and 556 of the Education Act 1996 any person interested may within one month after the date of this Notice make representations on the proposed order in writing to the Secretary of State at the Department’s address given below.
A copy of the draft order may be inspected from [Monday to Friday between 10 am and 4pm at #]
Additional copies can be obtained from the Department for Education, Real Estate Team, Bishopsgate House, Darlington, DL1 5QE or email: [email protected]
DECLARATION
Department for Education , Real Estate Team. Ref: EEO – Mountfield and Whatlington CofE Primary School
I, IRENE MARCHANT
Of MOUNTFIELD PARISH COUNCIL
in the County of EAST SUSSEX
do hereby declare that the Notice overleaf was affixed at NOTICE BOARD and PARISH WEBSITE
on the 15th day of APRIL , and remained so affixed for one month from that date.
Dated 14TH April 2025 .
Signature of Declarant IRENE MARCHANT
PARISH CLERK/RFO
15th April 2025 Affixed on noticeboard, New Cut, Mountfield, East Sussex
14th April 2024 posted on Mountfield Parish Council website