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The academy sponsor and Department for Education say the school is not viable because of a lack of capacity, but the local councillor believes it is just the latest casualty of under-funding from the Government.
Julia Baker-Smith is the Isle of Wight county councillor for Whippingham and Osborne.
She was elected in 2013 and became Executive member for Planning and Housing in January 2016.
In January 2017, Cllr Baker-Smith was elected as Leader of the Group of Island Independent councillors.
In May 2018 Julia joined the Labour Party in and in April 2019 stepped down.
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