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Hours left to make voice heard on new city secondary

Worcester Editorial 11th Jun, 2021   0

THE COUNTDOWN to the end of the consultation on what city residents want from Worcester’s proposed new secondary school is ticking closer.

A public engagement has been live since the middle of May to find out what matters most to residents in the delivery of a new school for their children.

In February this year, cabinet approved the creation of a new 600 place secondary school, in Worcester, to meet the increased demand for school places in the city over recent years

Coun Marcus Hart, cabinet member for Education and Skills said: “We’ve had a fantastic response so far from our residents on this consultation looking ahead to this exciting project. We really want to hear the views of parents, guardians, carers and children and young people about what is important to you as planning for the future build continues.”




“Over the past five years, we have invested in developing facilities at the existing secondary schools in Worcester. The level of additional places required now provides us with an opportunity to consider the delivery of a new school.

“The location of the site of any new school will consider several factors including reducing pressure from oversubscribed schools and helping parents to fulfil their preference in choice of secondary school for their children.”


“The provision of a new school will ensure children can access a secondary school place within their local community in a growing city,” he added.

The school will be delivered by Worcestershire County Council and will then be run by an Academy sponsor.

The process to appoint the Academy Sponsor will run in the Autumn Term of 2021 and will follow the Department for Education (DfE) Free School Presumption Process.

Visit www.worcestershire.gov.uk/newsecondaryschool by the end of today (Friday) for more.

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