Keresforth Centre News Today

× LEADERS behind a new school which is set to open in just a few months’ time have reassured parents that they will be on time - despite a councillor revealing building work is yet to start. A temporary school, on Broadway, Kingstone, will welcome 180 students aged 11 to 16 - followed by a further 180 in 2022 - and will be known as Trinity Academy St Edward’s. A permanent school will be in place by 2023 on the site of the former NHS Keresforth Centre. ...

× PLANNERS have been questioned over having a ‘gun put to their heads’ - after it was claimed plans for a new temporary school were rushed through at the risk of funding being pulled. The proposals on land off Keresforth Close, near Broadway, were approved at Tuesday’s planning regulatory board meeting. They indicate a temporary school will be opened in September and welcome 180 students aged 11 to 16, followed by a further 180 in 2022. It’s expect...

× CONTENTIOUS plans to build a temporary school near a busy crossroad next year have been proposed to residents - just months after neighbours criticised plans to build a permanent 900-place school in the same area. Earlier this year, Barnsley was identified as an area in need of additional school places by government bosses. To tackle this issue, a proposal was drawn up to open a new 900-pupil secondary school, Trinity Academy, on a site off Keresforth Cl...