A FRESH bid to open a Greek Free school in north London will be launched next month.

Proposals for the St Andrew The Apostle Greek Orthodox School will be handed to the Government, and if approved the school could open in September next year.

The school is backed by The Russell Education Trust and has won the support of senior Greek Orthodox figures, including Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain.

However, its bid last year was rejected by the Government and organisers were told to iron out some problems and return with a fresh bid.

The new school would take in pupils predominantly from Enfield and Barnet, with up to 50 per cent being from a Greek Orthodox background, and pupils of other religions or no faith also accepted.

The organising committee said it had identified two sites in Barnet and one in north Enfield where the secondary school could be built, with an announcement due in March.

Public meetings for interested parents and community members will be held on Thursday, January 19, at Sacred Heart Primary School, Oakley Park South, Whetstone, at 7.30 pm and also on Saturday, January 21, at the Church Hall, Greek Orthodox Church of St Barnabus, Finsbury Road, Wood Green at 3pm.