1 Each ward, except Airfield, Low Dean and Storfield Mount currently has two primary schools (ages 5–11) that all children irrespective of ethnic origin or creed attend.

Airfield and Low Dean both have three primary schools and Storfield Mount has four.

a Indicate how you would prepare a demand forecast for places required in each of these schools over the next 10 years. Assume none of the schools can house more than 500 children and that is the maximum allowed. Also assume the sending of children to schools outside of the ward in which they reside is not permitted.

b How would you estimate the effect of allowing children to attend schools in directly neighbouring wards (i.e. those who share the same ward boundary)?

c How would you determine whether to recommend closing any primary school or build any new primary schools? How would you decide which ones to close or where to build new ones?