Decision details

To seek approval to begin the relevant and required statutory consultation for the proposal to amalgamate Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School to create a new 3-11 Primary School for Saltney.

(a)       That the contents of the report be noted;

(b)       That approval be given to commence consultation with relevant stakeholders on the proposal to close both Saltney Ferry and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary Schools, amalgamate both schools and open a new 3-11 community primary school to operate on two sites moving into a single new school site to serve the Saltney community;

(c)        That any proposal, should it be approved following completion of the required statutory processes, would be implemented by September 2026, be noted;

(d)       That approval to submit a Strategic Outline Business Case to the Welsh Government for a replacement community primary schools for Saltney Ferry Primary School and Saltney Wood Memorial Primary School be noted.  Submission of the Strategic Outline Business Case is subject to the outcome of the statutory consultation in relation to the new community primary school proposed for Saltney.  Any new capital project will be brought back to COT and Cabinet for further determination; and

(e)       That it be noted that any new capital programme will be brought back to Cabinet for further determination.