Plans for a new primary school in East Leake have taken a step closer to approval. The primary school would have capacity for more than 300 pupils and would be built on Rempstone Road alongside a nursery in the town, with plans for it to open in September next year.
Full plans were revealed for Millside Spencer Academy by Nottinghamshire County Council earlier this year, with hopes it will serve the new housing developments to the edge of East Leake adjacent the site and the village itself. It is being planned in order to fulfil the need created by nearby housing developments such as The Skylarks estate, and developers say it will "satisfy projected demand for primary school places in East Leake".
A report to Rushcliffe Borough Council states: "There is an educational requirement for a new primary school at East Leake from September 2022. This is to be satisfied by the permanent provision of a new school in which outline planning permission has already been granted.
