FORMER governors and teachers’ representatives at Oxford School have called for the new governing body to be ousted.

Oxfordshire County Council removed the school’s governing body last term to make way for an interim executive board (IEB).

Former governors, Labour, Lib Dem and Green party politicians and teaching unions’ representatives presented an open letter to schools improvement cabinet member Michael Waine, asking for a “representative” governing body to be reconstituted.

The county council is due to start consultation on plans to close the school and reopen it as an academy — despite proposed sponsor United Learning Trust pulling out.

Former community governor Amar Latif, who attended the school, pictured above with other delegates, said: “The school at this stage is in a period of uncertainty.

“Michael Waine has said the interim board is not there for strategic governance and overview — if it’s not there for that it begs the question who is making those decisions?

“There are several key decisions that have to be made about the future of the school and a proper, representative governing body needs to be in place in order for the school to run efficiently and effectively.”

A council spokesman said: “The establishment of an IEB was a proper response to the underlying position of Oxford School. The board’s members were selected for their ability to contribute to better governance and comprise people with great expertise in this area.”