Issue details

School Organisation Planning: The provision of additional English-medium and Welsh-medium primary school provision in and around the Butetown, Canton, Grangetown and Riverside areas (the 'Four Wards')

 

 

At its meeting on 10 December 2015 the Cabinet agreed the publication of appropriate statutory notices to:

 

  • increase the capacity of Ninian Park 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.

 

This report is to advise the Cabinet of any objections received, the Council’s response to these objections and recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposal.

 

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/02/2016

Decision due: 10 Mar 2016 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Education

Lead director: Director of Education and Lifelong Learning

Consultation process

Public consultation ran from 07 September to 19 October 2015 which included consultation with Members, the local community, staff and Governors of the schools affected, other local schools, pupils and other stakeholders.

 

Scrutiny Consideration: Amber

Decisions

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