Housing a new primary school is the priority for the future use of a former fruit and vegetable market site in Old Swan.
After Liverpool Council announced plans to dispose of an almost nine acre site on Prescot Road for educational use that could involve the building of a new free school, councillors and MPs in the ward registered their concerns about the impact it could have on nearby St Anne (Stanley) Primary School. Paula Barker, Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, wrote to the local authority’s cabinet to object to proposals “in the strongest possible terms”.
In August, the council’s executive confirmed that while the site will be made available for a new learning venue, consideration will be given to the possibility of constructing “a free school and/or a new primary school.” Cllr Tom Logan, cabinet member for education and skills, told the portfolio’s select committee a new home for pupils currently at St Anne (Stanley) was now the “prime candidate” for the site.
