GOVERNORS at closure threatened Langley Primary School are putting the finishing touches to a battleplan they hope could keep it open.
Members of the governing body at the Thirlmere Drive school are hoping they can persuade Rochdale Council their school should not be closed and its 300 pupils moved to Furrow Community School.
Chief among their arguments is that the school is ideally located in a safe central environment rather than on the busy Windermere Road, as Furrow is.
The governors hope to have submitted their report to the council before the council's cabinet meet at the end of a consultation period to discuss the closure proposals, on 20 March.
It is also hoped parents can meet with education officials over the coming weeks to discuss the options available.
Les Ward, deputy chairman of governors, said: "The whole school community is concerned at the closure proposals.
"We accept one of the schools on the estate must close, but what we are worried about is that the right one is picked.
"We feel our site is the most favourable, away from a busy trunk road, in a safe environment."
Parents learned that their children could be moved to Furrow School to reinforce the council's proposals for an academy at the same site, something the parents see as a meagre argument.
They also believe that Furrow would be more dangerous for their children as it is on a main road and have pleaded with the council to reconsider.