Harrogate: No option but to close Woodfield Primary, council says

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Harrogate's Woodfield Primary School has seen a big drop in pupil numbers.

The school has been unable to find an academy sponsor and merger talks were unsuccessful

The school had been unable to find an academy sponsor and merger talks with another primary school had also failed.Some parents and councillors have objected to the closure plans for the school, which could officially close on 31 December, a meeting of North Yorkshire County Council's executive heard.

There were just 26 pupils remaining at the school in May and that was expected to fall to single figures after almost all parents requested to move their children elsewhere, according to theIt has been proposed that the current catchment area should be expanded to include Bilton Grange Primary School and Grove Road Primary School.

 

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