UK: Council tells Bath school to 'admit boys or close'

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2010-09-16 18:52

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'A Bath school is pressing ahead with an application to become an all-girls academy, against the local council's wishes.

The Conservative-run Bath and North East Somerset (Banes) Council wants Oldfield School to admit boys and has now given it an ultimatum.

Banes said the school has until 1700 on Friday to change its mind or the council will close Oldfield and open a new co-educational school on the site.

The school has not yet commented.

Oldfield is still waiting to hear whether Education Secretary Michael Gove will grant it academy status, taking it out of local authority control.'

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