NEWCASTLE'S first 'free school' has been given the financial go ahead to open in September.
The Secretary of State for Education has backed a funding agreement to allow West Newcastle Academy (WNA) to open a new primary school on Armstrong Road in Benwell.
WNA headteacher Susan Percy said the new school "will be a primary school like no other, inspired by pre-schools in Denmark and northern Italy".
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