Calderdale Council Cabinet is to decide on Wednesday whether to close Holy Trinity Senior School to make way for the proposed North Halifax Academy.

The closure process has to start now if the new school is to open in September 2010. But it will not be closed unless a feasibility study comes back in favour of the academy.

Consultation on the plans will take place between November 4 and December 21. A final decision on closing Holy Trinity will not be made until April 2009, when the consultation and feasibility study have been completed.

Cabinet member for Children and Young People's Services, Craig Whittaker, said: "In making this decision we want to take into account the concerns of organisations, the local community and above all, the needs and aspirations of parents and pupils who will be affected."

But Sue McMahon, Calderdale NUT division secretary, said: "The sole purpose behind the scheme is to get a new build for Holy Trinity. We have serious reservations as to why this successful school is being pushed into becoming an academy two years before the new building is ready."

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