MIDDLESBROUGH is set to receive a new £10m City Academy to replace Langbaurgh and Keldholme secondary schools.
The Middlesbrough Academy is likely to serve 1,200 pupils and is part of the government's commitment to improving education standards for inner city children.
Every pupil will have access to a computer, and the facilities will also be opened up to the local community.
Minister for school standards, Ms Estelle Morris, said: "This City Academy will offer radically improved educational opportunities for all in the locality."
City Academies are publicly-funded independent schools, built and managed through joint partnerships with government, business and the voluntary sector.
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