A Welsh medium seedling school and childcare facility could be built on land at Porthcawl Primary School in the coming years, as proposals by the local authority move forward to consultation. The plans were discussed by council bosses at the monthly cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 13, with members granting approval for the consultation on the facility to now take place.
If successful, the proposed seedling school would see a ‘starter class’ consisting of 30 full-time equivalent nursery places and 30 reception places, built on land at Porthcawl Primary school, based in the town. The report heard by members said that while development sites in the Porthcawl area were limited, studies undertaken by the local authority identified land on the existing Porthcawl Primary School that was suitable to accommodate both a seed school and childcare facility.
Under the proposals the seedling provision would be operated and governed by Ysgol y Ferch o’r Sgȇr, and pupils would transition to that school at Year 1 to conclude their primary education, until a Welsh-medium primary school is established within the town of Porthcawl.
