A petition organised by parents collected 1,341 signatures at the weekend in protest at the proposed closure of Charles Read Academy in Corby Glen.
People signed the petition in the Isaac Newton Centre on Saturday and a further 55 signatures were gathered when parent Sharon Broughton-Eley and her family visited Fun Farm on Sunday.
Mrs Broughton-Eley said “We were very pleased at Morrison’s on Saturday. We got an outstanding 1,286 signatures and some excellent comments and lots of supporting people. Also at the family day at Fun Farm yesterday we got 55 signatures. Thank you to all for signing and many thanks to those who helped with the petition.”
On Thursday, parents and pupils protested outside the school gates and a further protest has been arranged for Friday lunchtime when it is hoped more people will gather. MP Nick Boles is also due to attend a public meeting in Corby Glen on Friday evening. The West Grantham Academies Trust has proposed closing Charles Read in September 2014 and transferring all 230 pupils to its St Hugh’s site in Grantham.