Decision details

At its meeting on 26 January 2015, the Cabinet authorised Officers to proceed to public consultation on proposals to address the shortfall of English-medium and Welsh-medium

primary school places in and around the Butetown, Canton, Grangetown and Riverside areas in the area in both the short and long term.  

This report summarises the views expressed during the consultation together with recommendations regarding how to proceed.

RESOLVED: that

The Cabinet is recommended to:

1.            Authority be delegated to the Director of Education and the Director of Governance and Legal Services to publish an appropriate statutory notice to:

·         increase the capacity of Ninian Park Primary School Primary School from 2FE to 3FE with additional part-time nursery places serving the age range 3-11 on its existing site from September 2017.

·         establish a new 2 FE Welsh-medium primary school with nursery on the Hamadryad site located adjacent to the Hamadryad playing fields off Hamadryad Road, Cardiff.  The School is to open initially at 1FE only in temporary accommodation adjacent to the Ninian Park Primary School site in the accommodation formerly occupied by Ysgol Tan yr Eos on Virgil Street, Cardiff from September 2016 and transfer to its permanent site adjacent to Hamadryad Park from September 2017.

2.            the approval of appropriation of the land at Sevenoakes Park in principle subject to public consultation in accordance with S122 of the Local Government Act 1972 be authorised

3.            it be noted that subject to approval of the Governing Body the publication by the Governing Body of St Mary the Virgin Church in Wales Primary School of an appropriate statutory notice to make prescribed alterations to that school by increasing its capacity from 1FE to 2FE with nursery places from September 2017 to run concurrent with the Council’s notice(s).

4.            prior to implementation of the proposal a further report be provided to the Cabinet providing details of any objections received, the proposed responses to those objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposal.

A range of stakeholders including Members, Headteachers, school staff, parents, children and local residents will be consulted as part of the public consultation.