Staff pay freedom made conversion attractive for Croydon primary

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"Chipstead Valley Primary School is expected to convert into an academy later this year, with a view to sponsoring at least one weaker school to help it improve.

"Governor Edward Denley said governors were "disposed to the suggestion", citing the extra financial freedoms and benefits. He said: "One of the advantages academies have is that they have some freedom to set the remuneration of staff so they can reward good performance.

"So I think in the longer term, as more schools become academies, the better teachers will gravitate to schools that are academies."

head teacher: Mark Rosewell