Dame Andrea Leadsom has highlighted concerns by parents, carers and staff to the Secretary of State for Education
The MP for South Northamptonshire has called for an urgent review into the closure of a Brackley primary school. The Trustees of Southfield Primary Academy have decided the school is not financially viable to remain open beyond the end of the academic year.
“Dear Gillian , as you may be aware, following the removal of Education and Skills Funding Agency funding by the Department for Education, Southfield Primary School in Brackley is set to close at the end of this academic year. Recently, I attended an extraordinary meeting of the Brackley Town Council regarding this closure.
"To date, it appears that the school Trustees, Governors, and Local Authority have been unwilling or unable to provide interested parties with evidence of their 'Closure Proposal', including supplementary supporting evidence and an Equality Impact Assessment. "Parents and carers of children at Southfield Primary School have been reassured that there are sufficient school places within Brackley for these children. However, this involves creating additional classes and hiring more staff to facilitate this, which suggests that Brackley lacks the capacity to close Southfield Primary School, a view held by my constituents.
"Considering the national and local shortage of school places for SEND children, parents and carers argue that closing Southfield Primary School is a missed opportunity to continue offering high-quality, effective, and integrated education in a small, nurturing, and child-centred environment.
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