toggle menuMENU 3. Why is the LA instructing parents to seek alternative places now, if a decision has not yet been made? Question:3. Why is the LA instructing parents to seek alternative places now, if a decision has not yet been made?Answer:Parents are not being "instructed" to do anything. The LA has informed parents of the plans for Raine’s School to close in August 2020. A substantial number, particularly those parents of children in Year 9, have applied for other schools as they want to be certain that their child will be able to complete their GCSE studies at the same school. Parents of children in Year 10 have been advised to apply for a 6th form place at an alternative school for September 2020, given that the proposal is for Raine’s to close at the end their child’s Year 11.