Councillors speak out against possible primary school closure, calling it 'irresponsible'

Conservative councillor for Guiseley and Rawdon, Paul Alderson said: “It is clear from the reaction of the school and from local parents that the council has got this process wrong and I have to say from our point of view there has simply not been enough communication about the possibility of this school closing, which is hugely disappointing.

His Conservative ward colleague Paul Wadsworth said the planned closure had come as a “surprise” to him as much as the school. He added: “What I do know is that Queensway has served this community for many years and is a much-loved and valued local school. “And of course, we have been here before with the council closing schools but then needing the places a matter of a few years later.“It is really disappointing to see this consultation and we are opposed to the plans to close this important community school.”

But Labour councillor for Guiseley and Rawdon, Eleanor Thomson said the situation was “really, really difficult” and urged parents and those affected to respond to the consultation.“The fundamental problem is we have too many primary school places for the number of children coming into the area.“Looking at the next few years, we going to really struggle to fund our primary schools with the number of children we have.“We’ve got to do the best we can. There’s no easy answer.

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