Croydon asks EFA to help investigate academy chain pupil disappearances

From the Croydon Guardian:

'Croydon Council confirmed it had requested additional data from the Education Funding Agency, the branch of the DfE that monitors some aspects of academies' performance.

Croydon council investigates academy chain pre-exam pupil 'disappearance'

From the Croydon Advertiser:


'THE council has asked “one or two” academy chains to explain why some pupils at its schools in Croydon ‘disappear’ before their exam year.'

Croydon: all primaries to follow secondaries into academy status

From the Croydon Advertiser: http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/19th-primary-school-academy/story-20453335-detail/story.html

'The "outstanding" Fairchildes, in New Addington, has won approval from the Department for Education (DfE) to convert to academy status...