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Parents grill bosses over Coseley School future

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Parents have grilled council bosses about the future of Coseley School – wanting to know where their children would go if the school was forced to close.

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But Dudley Council leader Pete Lowe has insisted the decision on the school's future was by no means a 'done deal.'

Around 120 parents, staff and pupils attended the meeting at the school, which has 557 pupils, just over half its 975 capacity, and saw last year's GCSE results placing the school bottom in the borough.

A consultation over its possible closure is currently under way.

During the meeting on Monday night, Councillor Lowe said the school had been failing for a 'considerable time', but was asked by one parent why action was not taken sooner to address this issue, and where current pupils were meant to go if the decision was to close the school.

Councillor Lowe said: "I think it was a very productive meeting where a variety of issues were raised, and there is obvious concerns by everyone over the school's future.

"This is not a done deal or an off-the-cuff decision, that is simply not the case.

"It's something that has been an on-going discussion since 2011, where we have looked to re-organise and even develop the school, so it is not accurate to say no action has been taken until now".

There will be another public meeting on Thursday at 6pm.