Council U-turns over plans for primary closure

Council leaders have pledged to learn lessons after being forced into a U-turn over the closure of a primary school.

- by Don Mort

Leeds City Council faced legal action from parents after proposing to shut down Queensway school in Yeadon this summer.

A decline in pupils numbers led to a financial deficit at the school, which is set to lose its headteacher and other staff due to uncertainty over its future.

The council said Queensway would remain open after the closure decision was rescinded.

Now a set of recommendations to improve future school consultations have been published in a "lessons learned" report by the council.