Plans to expand Morecambe Road School in Lancaster have been approved.
Following the completion of a formal consultation, Lancashire County Council will expand this special school with the creation of 34 additional places, increasing the school population to 189.
12 of those 34 places will be created through the development of satellite provision on the site of Lancaster and Morecambe College.
The expansion of Morecambe Road School is part of a wider strategy to improve provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) across Lancashire.
Morecambe Road School will also be redesignated as a school which meets the needs of children and young people with generic learning difficulties under the plans. Currently, it is a mixed special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties.
This week, the county council's cabinet consider the results of the formal consultation, and gave their approval to proceed with the plans.
County Councillor Jayne Rear, cabinet member for education and skills, Lancashire County Council, said: "The expansion of Morecambe Road School will help ensure there are enough special school places in the Lancaster and Morecambe area for children and young people who need them.
"The exciting proposals to develop satellite provision at Lancaster and Morecambe College will build on existing arrangements, and will provide more pupils with the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to prepare themselves for adulthood.
"These proposals have the full backing of Morecambe Road School and Lancaster and Morecambe College, and were welcomed by families during the formal consultation.
"Thank you to everyone who engaged with this important process."


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