Quote from Cllr Renard, cabinet member for children's services, in an Adver article about huge disparities in the take up of free school meals (20th November 2012):
"Given that parents can express a preference for a particular school and that over 90% get the school they want, it is not a situation that the schools or local authority has an influence over. That's just the way it works".
Oakhurst residents tell us that they haven't got much confidence in their local councillors to secure a local school in Oakhurst. Not much change there then.
