“ There is no shortage of primary and secondary school places in this part of Barnet. I say this as the chair of governors at two local schools. This aggressive business, Ark Academy, has a history of imposing new schools on communities and decimating the existing schools. It will take pupils out of local schools and to fill the remaining places will have to bring pupils in from other parts of North London. The traffic problems will be appalling as a result and the local community will be made to suffer as a result.
I am very surprised that the Barnet Society seem to be so positive about this proposal. It is a wholly inappropriate use of this London which will destroy the character and history of the Underhill Ward. ”