The school could be sited on playing fields in Redland

The north of the city desperately needs another school, but there are differences of opinion as to where it should go.

Playing fields in Redland are the council's favoured site, but parents say the area is too small and not suitable.

Councillors have twice turned down proposals to build primary schools on the fields, which are in a conservation area.

Education shake-up

Other sites in the running include a plot of land in Stoke Lodge, which is bigger, and has better access.

Plans for the school are part of a huge shake-up of education services in the city.

Exam results in Bristol are among the lowest in the country and many parents send their children to school outside the area.