No to Academy on Fenstanton Site

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No to Academy on Fenstanton Site Campaign, on behalf of Residents, Parents and School Staff
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We the undersigned are opposed to plans to build a secondary academy on the Fenstanton School site.

Why we oppose the plans:

Local people are shocked at the poor level of consultation amongst local residents and parents.
Local residents are overwhelmingly opposed to increasing traffic and the number of people entering the estate. Local roads cant sustain such heavy traffic.
The plans mean that the 2 schools will accommodate over 2,000 pupils about 3 times the present number.
The plans include a loss of green space and trees: our children and community need their green spaces and play areas.
The plans are to rebuild Fenstanton Primary School on less than the size of the existing site. The building will be on 3 floors, which is unsuitable for young children.
The plan includes shared facilities between primary and secondary. Parents are concerned about younger children sharing a site with older children.
The building work will cause dangerous noise and dust levels.
Fenstanton Primary School Management and Governors have asked for a shared ethos with the secondary academy; but academies have a business agenda, they are non-democratic, anti-union, and they exclude more children than community schools.
Local residents are concerned that plans for the community centre involve rebuilding it on a smaller piece of land and this will limit its accessibility and use.

48 Signatures

Susan McDowell
- Comments
- Save our children's play areas and green spaces.
- Address or postcode
- SW2 2UQ
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Parent
Julie hall
- Address or postcode
- SW2 4JE
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- resident
ray sirotkin
- Comments
- we need fit for purpose primary schools, not academies!
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Other
Theo Bryer
- Address or postcode
- SW2
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Local parent and teacher in Lambeth
Katie Bryer
Sara Tomlinson
- Comments
- Inner city children deserve space to play, no more selling land to private owners
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- trade union
Rahul Patel
- Comments
- No to this concrete monster, listen to what local people say, not greedy green land grabbers & unaccountable Academy pushers!
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident and Parent
Tessa Hayes
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Devon Allison
- Comments
- Please site schools properly so children will be served, as they deserve to be, by excellent community schools
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Parent
Dag Bennett
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Margaret Casey
- Comments
- I agree with the points made in the petion and in addition to pressure on the local roads, the transport available cannot support an influx of up to 2000 pupils daily or else there is no evidence that thought has been given to this.
- Address or postcode
- Helix Rd SW2 2JS
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Local resident and Lambeth teacher
David Hutchinson
- Comments
- В
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3PR
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Michael Girt
- Comments
- В
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3PR
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Tony Buttifint
David Evans( NASUWT SEC)
- Comments
- Why an Academy? We need community not Private
- Address or postcode
- 12 Garston Lane Kenley
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Head of Maths Elm Court school West Norwood
Nicola Viinikka
- Address or postcode
- 49A Guildford Road London SW8
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Local parent
Louise Cooke
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3NY
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident of St Martins Estate
Charmian Kenner
- Comments
- These plans will have a negative effect on children's education, due to cramming two schools into the space of one, and will also negatively affect green space on St Martin's Estate
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- resident
Alan Bradley
- Comments
- Nothing I have heard about academies convinces me they will raise standards in any way. Why waste more money on one?
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Local teacher
sevil Aslanturk
George Graham
- Comments
- This is a really scandalous approach to local decision-making. The 'consultation' process was a sham and the attempt to steamroller the scheme through the Council despite overwhelming concern from nearly all affected parties completely defeats the object of local democracy.
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Lambeth Green Party
James Caspell
- Comments
- Lambeth UNISON / Green Party
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident and worker
Mark Dewey
- Comments
- I don't like academies and the site is unsuitable
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Lambeth resident, local worker
Fran Barry
- Comments
- we need more primary schools not less
- Address or postcode
- SE24
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- resident/parent
Mrs P A Venture
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Adam Unwin
- Comments
- Lambeth need to think much more carefully about where it sites a secondary school, the factors for making it sustainable and integrated within the commnuinity are not about just choosing a site because it is there then making up arguments to justify this decision.
- Address or postcode
- SW2
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident, Parent
Tracy Monk
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3PD
Rebecca Findlay
- Comments
- This is so deeply opposed by residents, parents teachers and the whole school and local community. Please adopt a sensible approach to this and be mindful of the wishes of those who voted for you.
- Address or postcode
- sw16
Shane Collins, Lambeth Green Party
- Comments
- It's a pity Lambeth Labour group sold off lots of schools in the 90's.
Xanthe Whittaker
- Comments
- В
- Address or postcode
- В
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- В
Anna Tomlinson
leila zerouali
- Comments
- dont just knock education and children off a cliff by business
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- pupil
T Wright
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Rachel Braverman
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Mrs J Emeruwa
Miss P Emeruwa
- Comments
- We are absolutely against the Academy. There is already a large Primary school; Jubilee, and a very large Secondary school with a Sixth Form; St Martin-in-the-field. It is neither feasible nor fair, for the residents and the local community.
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Nick Godfrey
- Comments
- The plan to sandwich a large number of learners on such a small site presents a myriad of major problems. This plan is not an appropriate solution to address the need for another secondary school. Let's have a community secondary school, not a shadowy academy, and ensure it is on a site large enough to house it.
- Address or postcode
- SW16
Mike Geileskey
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3QU
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Patricia Hatch
- Comments
- This is yet another example of a local council riding roughshod over th e int e rest s or vi ews of local resi de nt s i ews
- Address or postcode
- SW 23 QP
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Residen t
David Murphy
- Address or postcode
- SW2 2PQ
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Katarzyna Rosinska
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Mrs Scourfield
Ingrid Vavere
- Comments
- I live very near and am also a primary school teacher and so am very aware of issues.
- Address or postcode
- flat 2, 75 Christchurch Road ,London SW2 3DH
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- resident
Nicole Slavin
- Address or postcode
- SW2 1HA
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Resident
Kita Ogden
- Comments
- This site is far too small for an extra 1100 pupils
- Address or postcode
- SW2 3DE
- Resident, Parent, Staff, Pupil or Other
- Local resident