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I know that my noble friend Lord Baker of Dorking, who was instrumental in its creation, and, indeed, my noble friend Lady Barran have visited the school recently and been hugely supportive. They recognised the incredible challenges it faced, not least with schools such as that on the Isle of Sheppey, which was described as one of the worst schools in the country when it was taken over by the Leigh Academies Trust and is now making tremendous progress.