What's happening to Islington's special schools?

The Council's policy is to transform its special schools into centres of excellence, to provide first class services to children in the school and outreach services to all schools in the borough.

We also want to provide accommodation fit for the 21st century and co-locate Islington's special schools onto mainstream school sites.

Old fashioned and unsuitable accommodation will be replaced by modern, custom-designed facilities. There will be greater opportunities for students to benefit from high quality formal and informal education during and after school, at weekends and holidays, alongside their peers.

Richard Cloudesley

The primary students are becoming part of the new Golden Lane campus, along with Prior Weston School and Fortune Park Children's Centre. This is due for completion in September 2007.

The secondary students will be relocated to the proposed Islington Green Academy. Discussions with the sponsors are underway.

Samuel Rhodes

The primary students will be co-located to Montem Primary School, which will be refurbished - this isn't part of the BSF programme.

The secondary students will be co-located within Phase 1 of Building Schools for the Future, and discussions have started with Highbury Grove school about this.

The Bridge

A new body, the HungerfordBridgeHolloway Schools' Partnership has been formed.

The primary students will be co-located to Hungerford Primary School in an ambitious scheme which incorporates a new Sure Start Children's Centre. Completion is expected in Spring 07.

The secondary students will be co-located to Holloway School, providing education and care facilities, extensive new sports facilities and multi-use games area, young people's social and educational accommodation. Planned completion is Summer 2007.