Liverpool Council is “clutching at every bit of land” it can get as it struggles to meet the demands for school places.
Jonathan Jones, director of education and skills, told councillors that the city will face a shortfall in places for young people for the next six years as the local authority grapples with an increasing number of pupils. Amid the ongoing debate about the future of the former fruit and veg site in Old Swan that Liverpool Council has made available for educational use, Mr Jones said the authority needed four new locations to meet demand.
Last month, the council’s executive confirmed the Prescot Road location will be made available for the building of either a new free school and/or a new primary school after complaints were raised by officials involved with the nearby St Anne (Stanley) Primary School. Cllr Tom Logan, cabinet member for education and skills, said “absolutely no decision has been made” on the site.
