Southwark Free School

[1] Using Section 9 of the Academies Act 2010, that allowed proposers with parents to open new school an application was made in 2012 to open a two form entry, 3–11, non-selective and non denominational primary school.

[2] They planned to establish the permanent site in the South Bermondsey Ward in Central Southwark in a new residential and retail development project on Rotherhithe New Road.

[3] The Department of Education did a formal assessment of the application and the impact it would have on neighbouring schools.

[4] population 2010/11 – 2015/16 Southwark Council explained that "although demand for primary places in Southwark is growing, particularly in the south of the borough it has invested in a combination of temporary and permanent places from September 2012 to meet this need.

of space at the other end of the site and access to a Multi-usage Games Area (MUGA) in the basement.

Mr Hughes had received a £5,000 donation from Southwark Metals – a company associated with the school's developer which he failed to declare.

She left in December 2016, when the school refused to give her a permanent contract with the conditions of service (holiday pay, maternity leave etc.)