PUBLISHED: 19:00 12 February 2019 Jason Noble Local democracy reporter The 2,000 homes planned for Adastral Park will feature a new secondary school. PIcture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant A bid has been launched for a new secondary school planned for the 2,000-home Adastral Park development to be a free school. Suffolk County Council put forward two free school applications under the latest wave of applications to the Department for Education, according to government data published last week. One was for the Tucker-Baptist Multi-Academy Trust – although a location for that has not been disclosed – while the second is for the Adastral Park scheme in Martlesham, also known as the Brightwell Lakes development. A spokeswoman from Suffolk County Council’s education team said: “Suffolk County Council is supporting the Department for Education with their approval process for these two free school applications by responding to information requests. “Our understanding is that both applications are for schools on large housing developments so if one or both applications were unsuccessful Suffolk County Council would develop the education infrastructure when required to serve these two new communities using the land and associated contributions from the developers.” The Department for Education was approached for comment but said it was unable to disclose the potential opening dates if approved, when a decision would be made on the bids or how many pupils each school would cater for. However, in September 2017, cabinet member for education Gordon Jones said two new high schools in the area –… [Read full story]
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