Merger With St Leonards
When the other preparatory school in St Andrews, the previously girls-only St Leonards Junior School began accepting boys, New Park struggled to recruit new pupils. St Leonards also suffered from a decline in pupil numbers, and talks between the schools continued for several years. Eventually, in March 2005 it was announced that New Park would merge with St Leonards Junior School, to form St Leonards-New Park. The merged school would use the St Leonards campus. The announcement was met with a mixed reaction from New Park parents.
St Leonards have announced a major redevelopment of their Junior School, which will change its name from St Leonards-New Park to St Leonards Junior School. The project, commencing in June 2011, will cost £2.5m, and is being funded by the New Park Educational Trust. The New Park name will be used for the redeveloped area of the St Leonards site.
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