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May 2021
Academy trust appointed to run new Knaresborough school
Elevate Multi Academy Trust has been appointed to run the new primary school that is being built at Manse Farm in Knaresborough.
The Thirsk-based trust, which was created in 2017, has 12 members schools in north and west Yorkshire, including three in Knaresborough.
They are Meadowside Academy, Aspin Park Academy and Knaresborough St John's C of E Primary School.
The £5 million school will cater for families moving into the 600-home Manse Farm development on York Road, as well as the wider Knaresborough area.
It is being funded by North Yorkshire County Council, using government grants, and a £2 million contribution from the developer, Linden Homes in conjunction with Taylor Wimpey UK.
The school is set to open in September 2023 after the county council delayed its original planned opening date of September 2022 due to covid slowing construction work.
It will provide 210 places for pupils, with the capacity to be expanded to 420 pupils if necessary.
Nigel Ashley, chief executive of Elevate Multi Academy Trust, said:
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The school will be a state-funded academy, in line with Department for Education guidance.
It was granted planning permission in June 2020.
Patrick Mulligan, the council's member for education and schools, said it had been a "very competitive tender process", adding:
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