Josh_Searle published Oakwood School in Horley applies to become an academy

Oakwood School in Horley has applied to the Department for Education to become an academy.The Balcombe Road school is the latest in Surrey to opt to be run independently of the county council as it looks to become part of the University of Brighton Academies Trust.Simon Potten, Oakwood's head teacher, told the Surrey Mirror: "We recognise that the majority of secondary schools now in Surrey are in some sort of trust or federation arrangement. The future of school improvement is going to be...

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