David Dimbleby helped save 100-year-old secular school from merging with faith school View 3 Images

A 100-year-old secular school has been saved from merging with a faith school - after protests from campaigners including presenter David Dimbleby.

The Department for Education has declined an application to amalgamate Hotwells Primary School with Cathedral Primary School in Bristol.

This comes following communication sent on November 20 to parents by the schools’ academy trust.

The plans would have resulted in one school spread over both sites which would take on the name and Church of England ethos of Cathedral Primary School.

The plans sparked protests from parents of children at both schools. View 3 Images

Locals objecting to the merger included TV presenter David Dimbleby, who

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