A COUNTY education chief has calmed fears for the future of a Wyre Forest school that caters for pupils with special needs.
Parents of pupils at Wolverley's Alexander Patterson School have been concerned it might be earmarked for closure, amid rumours that it was not admitting any more pupils.
Worcestershire County Council's head of services to schools, Dr Margaret Davies, claimed the fears were unfounded.
She said the school was merely reviewing its operations so it could act on recommendations made in two Ofsted reports.
"Alexander Patterson is a thriving school and there are no question marks about numbers of admissions to it."
She added, however: "The last two Ofsted reports have recommended the governors and the LEA work together to review admission arrangements."
Dr Davies explained that the recommendation was made in the light of Alexander Patterson, as a small school with 80 pupils, having to meet the needs of a wide range of ages from three and 19.
"That poses very great difficulties for a school of that size in arranging class sizes and making curriculum arrangements for children," she said.
Pupils at the school have learning difficulties ranging from moderate to profound.
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