I am writing to you about the recent speculation concerning the state of Ashmole School. I am currently in year 12 at Ashmole and will return in September as an upper sixth student and headw girl.

Ashmole is one of the best schools in the borough thanks to the determination of the teachers who enable pupils to achieve success in their exams. However, the buildings are in desperate need of refurbishment as at the moment they are preventing the high standard of teaching to be maintained. In order for Ashmole's success to continue, this problem must be resolved ,, and soon.

We as pupils regard Ashmole as a community in which we readily help and support each other. I hope this letter has demonstrated the importance of a safe, comfortable school environment to the school's reputation and, of course, the pupils.

Claire Lincoln

Ashmole School, Southgate