2 South London school closures scrapped as decision 'unlawful'

Council apologises after 'unlawful' decision to shut primary schools

Lambeth Council wrote to parents and carers of pupils in May saying two schools would shut — but government’s adjudicator has rejected the plans

2 South London school closures scrapped as decision 'unlawful'

Lambeth Council has been told to apologise to parents, pupils and staff

Two more school closures scrapped as watchdog finds it ‘unlawful’ - southlondon.co.uk

The decision to close two primary schools in Lambeth has been rejected by the government’s Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) after it found the process to be “unlawful”. Plans to close Fenstanton Primary School and Holy Trinity C of E Primary School in Tulse Hill have been thrown out after the watchdog found the steps leading up to it did not follow the correct legal process. According to a 19-page report published on July 17, the OSA said…

School closures in South London scrapped as watchdog finds it ‘unlawful’

The decision to close two primary schools in Lambeth has been rejected by the government’s Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) after it found the process to be “unlawful”. Plans to close Fenstanton Primary School and Holy Trinity C of E Primary School in Tulse Hill have been thrown out after the watchdog found the […]