Andrew Lansley welcomes government announcement to approve a new Free School in South Cambridgeshire

The Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, has today announced that the application for a Cambourne Village College Free School has been approved, signalling the establishment of a new school in South Cambridgeshire.

The government will now work with the Comberton Academy Trust to convert their vision into a reality, with the new school, expected to be built in Lower Cambourne, set to open its doors to students from September 2013.

Andrew Lansley CBE, Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire, today met with Stephen Munday, Executive Principal of Comberton Village College and Chief Executive of Comberton Academy Trust, to congratulate them on this success.

Welcoming the announcement, Andrew Lansley says: “I am delighted that the Secretary of State has approved the application to establish a new school in the area.

"This was the key decision in enabling the Comberton Academy Trust to open a new school in 2013 and means that from September 2013 there will be 150 new school places (increasing each year to 750 places in total) available in Cambourne.

"I know that my constituents in Cambourne will join me in widely welcoming this news.”

Stephen Munday says: “Everyone at the Comberton Academy Trust and Comberton Village College is delighted that our Free School Proposal to establish Cambourne Village College as a new Academy to open in September 2013 has been successful.

"We have worked with others, including Cambridgeshire Local Authority, to ensure that there will be an excellent secondary school at Cambourne, in strong partnership with Comberton Village College, to meet local need from September 2013.  The approval of our Free School proposal now confirms that this will happen.

"We strongly believe that it is an excellent outcome for the local community.”

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