PLANS to change Salendine Nook High School into an Academy have been delayed.

The school was due to switch to academy status on December 1.

But legal issues have delayed it until February 2012.

Headteacher Christine Spencer told the Examiner the legal issues involved the school’s shared land use with neighbouring Huddersfield New College.

But she said she was confident the school would be an Academy by February.

Mrs Spencer said: “There have been quite a lot of schools who have set a date but sometimes there are legal issues that get in the way and it leads to delays.

“We have some shared land with Huddersfield New College and we need to sort out the legalities.

“Lots of negotiations need to take place with the land issues and we want to make sure everything is right for all concerned.

“We didn’t make the December 1 deadline and with Christmas coming up we decided February would be best.”