From Oldham News: The paper said the DfE said the Phoenix school 'would not be able to meet the rigorous criteria set for fee schools' - the school itself said: 'We regret to confirm that the Department for Education has withdrawn funding for Phoenix Free School of Oldham and it will not open this September.
'We deeply appreciate the support we have received from everyone who has worked hard to make this project a success and we apologise to the parents and pupils who will inevitably be disappointed.
'Many people were attracted to the Phoenix concept and we hope to see other Free Schools coming into being with a similar ethos.'
The paper said the school had been 'unable to recruit a £60,000-a-year head following the resignation of principal designate Rick Hodges in September following his failure to get a reference from a previous employer in Canada.'
Tom Burkard led the Phoenix project,
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