Statutory notice to open a Cognition and Learning Unit at The Buckingham School

Overview

We are inviting representations on a statutory notice to open a Cognition and Learning Unit at The Buckingham School.

Notice is given in accordance with section 19 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 that Buckinghamshire Council intends to open a Cognition and Learning Unit with effect from January 2027 at:

The Buckingham School, London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT.

Together with the Governing Board of The Buckingham School, we have considered the responses to the recent consultation on the proposal for the school.

This Notice is an extract of the full proposal. A copy of the full proposal is available to download below. Alternatively you can request a copy via email BuckinghamschoolSENDunitconsultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk  or by post: The School Commissioning Team, Buckinghamshire Council, 1st Floor, Walton Street Office, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UZ.

Proposal to open a Cognition and Learning Unit at The Buckingham School

The Unit would have eight places for children with Cognition and Learning needs as detailed in their Education Health Care Plan (EHCP).

The eight places would be in addition to the school’s mainstream places.

If agreed the Unit would open in January 2027.

Related documents

Before you respond to this consultation, please have a look at the following documents:

• Statutory Notice for proposals at The Buckingham School (PDF 0.11MB)
• Statutory proposal for The Buckingham School (PDF 0.27MB)

How to make a representation

Within 4 weeks of the date of publication of this proposal, any person may agree, object to, or make comments on the proposal in the following ways:

• complete the online survey using the link at the end of the page
• complete, and return, the printed version of the survey (PDF 0.2MB)
• email us at BuckinghamschoolSENDunitconsultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk 
• write to us at The School Commissioning Team, Buckinghamshire Council, 1st Floor, Walton Street Office, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1UZ

If you have any questions about this activity, please email us at BuckinghamschoolSENDunitconsultation@buckinghamshire.gov.uk 

Please tell us your views by 11:59pm on Thursday 16 June 2026.

What happens next

With the Governing Board of The Buckingham School, we will consider all responses we receive.

The Leader of Buckinghamshire Council, with the Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services, will take into consideration any representations made before making a decision on the final outcome. We expect this decision to be made in August 2026.

If the proposal to open a Cognition and Learning Unit is agreed, it is anticipated that building works would start in the autumn term 2026 and complete in December 2026. 

The new Unit would then open in January 2027. Pupil numbers would be gradually increased each year – until reaching the total capacity of eight.

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