Charlotte Knaggs, 39, said the school expanding to Year 11 was a “great idea”, especially for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
“It’s a big upheaval moving to another school, it’s a mental trauma for a lot of them,” she said.
“It has relieved a bit of stress to be honest.
“My son is slightly SEND so he didn’t want to move and I think that school is a little more supportive for his needs, and it stops him leaving his friends and he is comfortable there.”
Peter Howson, 44, said saving the school was “fantastic news”.
“My daughter has special educational needs. Our option if the school closed down would have been to home school, which would have been life-changing,” he said.
“The main reason we moved here was for the excellent schools. When we got the email about the possible closure, it was devastating.”
Corey Foskett’s daughter, nine, goes to the school.
“We were going to have to change schools which would have been a chew,” the 34-year-old said.
“We have got three schools to go to so it would have been a nightmare if this closed down.”
Stephanie Brown, 33, said she was “chuffed”.
“It is brilliant to know they will be in the same school for a long time because change is not great for neurodivergent children.”
