Herts County Council has announced that Francis Bacon School will be supported by Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden, to eventually become a brand new 'all through' school for four to 19 year old pupils on the same site. Sir John Lawes will lead the development of the new school, in the process sponsoring it to become an academy which is scheduled to open in September 2012 with a new name.
All current pupils will automatically become part of the new academy and there will continue to be continuity of education for them. There will be some building work and changes to the existing site to accommodate the wider age range.
Sir John Lawes head Claire Robins said: “We want to work together with the staff at Francis Bacon to build on the excellent work they have already done in raising standards. We hope to use the skills and experience of staff in both organisations to develop Francis Bacon into the kind of school that the parents of St Albans can have confidence will provide their children with the very highest standards of education."
Read the full press release.
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