Concerns raised about plans to convert Derbyshire secondary school into academy

By Michael Broomhead
Published 18th Dec 2020, 16:45 BST
Updated 18th Dec 2020, 16:48 BST
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Concerns have been raised over plans to convert a Derbyshire secondary school into an academy.

Highfields School in Matlock said it wants to make the change to ‘secure the best standards of education possible’ for students.

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If its academisation is approved, the school – which is situated across two sites in Upper Lumsdale and Starkhomes Road – would be run by the East Midlands Education Trust, based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.