School south of Euston Road

Published: 19 May, 2011

• WHAT a great community we have south of the Euston Road. 

The Holborn School campaign would like to thank the 591 parents with a total of 971 children aged nine or under who took the time to fill out our survey last month, plus all the community volunteers who made it possible. 

Whether you filled out a paper copy on the school gate, at a drop-in, at nursery, or completed it online, your efforts are very much appreciated. 

We told you we would report back, and this is what you told us:A massive 80 per cent of you said “Yes, we’re definitely interested in a new secondary school south of the Euston Road”, and a further 16 per cent of you might be interested, but would like more information.

It was a real pleasure to meet so many fellow parents and to learn that our campaign, now in its sixth year, has such strong support from so many families in our area. 

It was also a privilege to meet the headteachers of all five of our local primary schools and hear that they, too, fully recognise the need for a new secondary school to serve this vibrant, diverse area.

Please do keep in touch with the campaign – www.whereismyschool.org.uk, where you can also download the full survey report.

Here’s to meeting again soon at a secondary school gate, south of the Euston Road.

POLLY SHIELDS
Millman Street, 
WC1