Research by the Education Policy Institute last year concluded that turning schools into academies doesn’t automatically improve standards, this is my concern.

Not all schools who join academies automatically do well. However, we can assure you that the education of our children is paramount to the vision and ethos of the school. A proportion of governors from KPS will be joining the new Trust to ensure continuity in maintaining high standards. The new structure has also been thoroughly scrutinised and vetted by the Department of Education to ensure that it has the capacity to support KPS and any future schools.