Schools to merge
Two schools are merging into one in a bid to give Huntingdon's children a smoother education.
Cambridgeshire County Council has been granted permission to turn Huntingdon Infant School and Huntingdon Junior School into one community school.
The two schools already sit on the same site at Ambury Road, in Huntingdon, with pupils aged four to 11 going to the infant school and those aged seven to 11 to the primary.
The Office of the Schools Adjudicator, a non-Governmental body, agreed the schools could be joined as one from January 1 next year.
A spokesman from the county council said: "To look at these two schools you would think they were one anyway.
"It will create easier curriculum planning, better staff recruitment, a simplification of home to school links for parents and most importantly a smoother and more seamless progression for children."
The new school will have the same amount of places as the two have at the moment, currently standing at 420.
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Last Updated:
23 April 2008 12:33 PM
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