Pooles Park News Today

Plans to shut a primary school in Islington through a merger are still expected to take place this summer despite objections from parents.

Plans to shut a primary school in Islington through a merger are still expected to take place this summer despite objections from parents.

Islington Council was forced to consider closing a good primary school after one rated inadequate by Ofsted became an academy.

Council considers legal challenge after closure vote was overruled

Pooles Park was given green light to become an academy – after council voted to close it

Parents tell of shock as Montem Primary School and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School are deemed ‘unsustainable’

Retirement announcement comes after more than 20 years in charge at Pooles Park

But Town Hall warns academy plan will put another primary at risk of being shut down amid places crisis

A school that was earmarked for closure because of the number of vacant places is being taken over by an academy.

A school that was earmarked for closure because of the number of vacant places is being taken over by an academy.