ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɐtˈɛmpt hɐdbɪn ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə ðˈɛn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən sˈɛkɹətɹi mˈaɪkəl ɡˈoʊv ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, æz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəlsˈɛks skˈuːl kʊd nˌɑːt lˈiːɡəli ˈoʊpən ɐ kˈoʊˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl ˈænɛks.
An earlier attempt had been rejected by the then Education Secretary Michael Gove in December 2013, as a single-sex school could not legally open a co-educational annexe.