Newport City Council consulted on proposals to:
- establish a Welsh-medium seedling primary school on the vacant site of the former Caerleon Lodge Hill Infant School from September 2021
- relocate Pillgwenlly Primary School from its existing site to a new build on the Whiteheads development, increasing the capacity of the school for mainstream pupils from 546 to 630 and its Learning Resource Base (LRB) from 10 to 20 places from January 2023
- then transfer the seedling school to a permanent location on the site of the current Pillgwenlly primary school from September 2023
Download the Report to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills (pdf)
Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)
Download the Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)
Consultation
The consultation closed Friday 13 September 2019
The consultation process represented an opportunity for people to learn about the proposal, ask questions and make comments that will be recorded and summarised in a consultation report.
The report is published below for consideration when the council decides the way forward.
Download the full formal consultation document (pdf)
Download the everyday summary version of the consultation document (pdf)
Read frequently asked questions about this proposal
Drop-in sessions for people most directly affected by the proposal took place in 2019 with council officers available to explain the proposal and answer any questions.
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Where?
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When?
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Available translation
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Pillgwenlly Primary School
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10 July, 3pm-5pm |
Welsh, Bengali, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu,
Kurdish, Somali
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Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed
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11 July, 3.30pm-5.30pm |
Welsh |
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Pillgwenlly Primary School
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16 July, 9am-11am
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Welsh, Romanian, Slovakian, Czech
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Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary School
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5 September, 3.45pm-5.30pm
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Welsh
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Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed
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12 September, 8.30am-10am
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Welsh
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Any negative responses made during this consultation period will not be counted as objections to the proposal but as adverse comments.
Objections to a proposal can only be registered after the publication of a statutory notice which is the second stage in the proposal.
The consultation closed midnight, Friday 13 September 2019
Consultation Report
Download the Consultation Report (pdf) which summarises the consultation and engagement process, comments received and the council’s response to these.
Publication of Statutory Notice
The Cabinet Member has considered all views expressed and responses received during the formal consultation process and has decided to proceed with the proposal to statutory notice stage.
Statutory Notice Period 2 March – 30 March 2020
The statutory notice period allows people to express their views in support of or objection to the proposal.
Download the Statutory Notice (pdf)
Download the Report to the Cabinet Member (pdf)
Download the updated Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)
Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)
Determination
The consultation passed through the statutory notice stage without objection and therefore a final decision was taken by the council's Cabinet Member for Education and Skills.
Final decision
The Cabinet Member for Education and Skills has made the decision to implement the proposal to establish a new Welsh-medium primary school and the relocation of Pillgwenlly Primary School.
Download the Report to the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills (pdf)
Download the associated Decision Schedule (pdf)
Download the Fairness and Equality Impact Assessment (pdf)
Download Final Decision Notification Letter (pdf)