Oakbank SCHOOL head-teacher John Roberts says: "I'm glad that Bradford has decided to go for a two-tier system and was very impressed with the first round of consultation. But I am extremely disappointed now because I feel that Keighley has got a raw deal concerning secondary. I am also disappointed that the council has not answered our anxieties and questions as well as further developments it has planned and will not tell us about. That's why Oakbank has gone ahead with not accepting Bradford's recommendations and we will go ahead with our own proposal."

Utley First School head-teacher Kay Lindley is pleased that the school will not close as originally intended.

It is to undergo a significant change of character to become a primary school and will be situated on Keighley's Cartmel Road. In the last round of consultation, its pupil capacity was to be 420 but under the latest revisions it has been reduced to 315. Ms Lindley says: "I am very much in favour of a two-tier system, but I know parents were not happy with the choice of site and are still considering whether or not to make further site suggestions and investigate the possibility of changing the recommendation."

Greenhead Grammar School's deputy head Margaret Platts, right, is very positive about the move to a primary-secondary education system. She says: "The decision is what we expected and we realise there are going to be some difficulties between now and the time it will happen. But we will do our best to make sure it is as smooth as possible."

Haworth First School head-teacher Mo Newman is anxious to know the exact arrangements of the proposals. The initial proposal for the school states that it is to become a primary school with nursery provision on the site of the existing Hartington Middle School.

Mrs Newman says: "The governors and parents are very unhappy. A meeting is to be held next week by the governors requesting that the education authority looks more carefully at our situation. There has been dissatisfaction that the proposals have been passed, supposedly on the basis of a good consultation process which our governors are not happy with at all. A lot of work needs to be done to Hartington to ensure it is an appropriate building for young children."

Calversyke Middle School head David Brett says he is disappointed with the council's decision but is determined to make it a success. He says: "We are disappointed that the system is being re-organised. The hope we have is that it will happen as quickly as possible so that there is minimum disruption. Our fear is that the time-scale will slip and that problems will arise, making it difficult for staff. Time will tell whether it will be a success."

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