Join our campaign to save Clapton’s Historic School
Baden Powell Primary School is a friendly, close-knit, one-form entry community school with a strong academic record.
The proposed closure of Baden Powell Primary school has had a devastating affect on the local community. Please see below for arguments against this School closure…
Summary of evidence
The schools in the current wave of mergers proposed by Hackney Education have a total deficit of £30M. Baden Powell Primary School contributes approximately £300k to this deficit. This represents 1% of the total deficit. How will this help reduce the deficit in real terms? Taking this further, how does Baden Powell’s deficit (£300k) compare to other expenses within Hackney Education and the wider council. e.g. Stationary, coffee machines ?
School performance
When the performance of Baden Powell is compared to that of Nightingale Primary School, it’s clear that Baden Powell is a better performing school year in year out, and that the proposed merger has the potential to reduce or even undo all the hard work that has been done over recent years to get Baden Powell Primary School reaching the high standards it does today. With pupils routinely being exemplars of the school logo “Reaching for the Stars!”
Community comments
A number of new builds are under construction in the area. The likelihood of young families occupying these units is rather high, thus there’s likely to be increased demand for school places within close proximity.
“My son attends Baden Powell Primary School, the same school I went to as a child. The close nit nature of the school has allowed children to thrive in a comfortable friendly environment. This is reflected by a consistent year on year Ofsted rating of "Good". Nightingale Primary School cannot make such claim. I'm concerned that the increased class sizes and an overall bigger school will destroy the close teacher child relationships found at Baden Powell, and have a detrimental affect on my son's education.
— Aaron Browne, Concerned Parent.
Contact
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Email
savebadenpowell@gmail.com