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Nov 2021
The plans for Woodfield Community Primary School to merge with nearby Grove Road Community Primary School have been met with fierce backlash from some parents.
Woodfield was put into special measures by Ofsted in January 2020. Any school judged "inadequate" by Ofsted is required to become a sponsored academy but Woodfield failed to find an academy willing to take it on.
At the meeting today county councillors will discuss whether the merger should move to a consultation period from December 2. It has already been discussed by the governing bodies of each school.
The consultation stage would last until January 22, next year with a final decision taken by the executive board in April.
Woodfield Primary School has been under-subscribed for years, according to a county council report. It currently has 49 pupils and Grove Road has 292.
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