Council Looks To Take Over Bristol School
Bristol City Council are to meet to decide whether to purchase St Ursula's Catholic School.
The private school went into administration earlier this month after it said falling pupil numbers meant it had got into financial problems.
Bristol City Council's cabinet will meet on Friday to decide whether to put in a bid to buy the school land and buildings.
The council is in discussions with Oasis Community Learning about running the school for the next year, with fees still being charged.
Cabinet Member for Children and Young People Cllr Clare Campion-Smith said: "We cannot put council money into a private school - our focus is on providing much-needed state education on the site as soon as practically possible.
"There is no guarantee of our offer for the site being accepted but we are progressing negotiations speedily and are making this announcement today, to help bring some clarity to the situation for anxious families."
Shelly Hill, who has two children at the school, says there needs to be a quick decision: "Time is marching on now and we are almost at the end of the summer holidays. We need to get staff back in and pupils need to know what they are doing.
"There is timetabling and resourcing the school again - the more time we have to do all that the better."
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