Only three Cornish schools apply to become academies
It looks as if, so far, only three schools have applied to opt out of Cornwall Council control and become academies. None is a secondary school.
The schools which want to go it alone are Sandy Hill Community Primary, St Austell, St Buryan Primary near Penzance and Trenance Infant School, Newquay.
The full Department for Education .
What I find interesting about this very short list is why it is so different to the list of those which expressed an interest (27 in Cornwall.) Could it be that having looked at the implications, two dozen Cornish schools have had second thoughts?
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At 30th Jul 2010, Compadre wrote:it could also have been the reassuring letter sent to heads and governors from CC suggesting a policy that would give many Acadamy benefits for all schools.
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