A MEETING of furious parents, councillors and campaigners is being held to save a primary school from becoming an academy.

Moulsecoomb Primary School is facing being forced to join a multi-academy trust after it was given the lowest possible rating by Ofsted in a recent inspection.

A meeting will be held at the school tomorrow in The Highway Moulscoomb, to try and fight the plans.

A petition, created by campaigners, argues there is no evidence academies raise standards and schools under council control improve faster.

It also argues that academy schools do not receive any extra money and it is a permanent decision that cannot be reversed. It says that the school can improve its Ofsted rating without being forced to join an academy trust.

The meeting will take place between 6pm and 7pm and attendees include the deputy leader of the council, Nicholas Childs, Warren Carter, school governor, and National Education Union representative, Phil Clarke.