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:
“On behalf of Elevate and my team, I am delighted that we have been awarded such a prestigious honour to develop future educational excellence for new families who will be moving into the Manse Farm Estate area.
“We already have strong presence in the Knaresborough area, where we are familiar with the demographics and needs of the local community.
“Our utmost priority is quality provision where we all can achieve together and we look forward to opening the doors to our new, free school in September 2023.”
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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:
“The Harrogate Local Plan has identified that in the medium to long term, more than 1,000 new properties will be built in Knaresborough and a new school will be needed over the coming years to meet demand.”
