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This is not about being a nimby. The problems with the current proposal are that a school of that size simply doesn't fit the site and the access to that site is poor with little realistic chance of significant improvement. We already have Grasvenor, St Catherine's, Underhill catering for primary age children with Foulds, Christchurch & Cromer Rd catchment areas covering a large portion of Underhill. TTA will undoubtedly be adversely affected and Barnet Council's figures show that Underhill is the one ward where the child population will be in decline until 2025. In short the business case (and yes this is a business) is weak. The need is far greater towards the South of the borough.