If it goes ahead, the school will be sited on the Great Milton Park housing development from September 2026 for three to 11-year-olds.
Built by the housing developer, the school’s admission number will be 45 plus a 10-place specialist learning resource base and a 24-place nursery but will be a growing school to meet the growth of Great Milton Park.
The council will fund the fit-out and, together with Welsh government, will meet the costs of achieving net zero carbon targets.
Councillor Deb Davies, cabinet member for education and early years, said: “We will begin the formal period of statutory consultation for a new primary next month and look forward to it becoming the latest to join our amazing network of schools.
“Newport is Wales’s fastest growing city and has one of the youngest populations, so it is important that we are ready to meet the likely increase in school places. This includes Welsh-medium opportunities and more places for children with additional and complex needs.
“In addition to the capital funding, nearly £4 million has already been invested in new and growing schools since 2021 and more is planned. We want to provide first-class, modern environments where children can learn and thrive.
“The excellent work being done by Newport schools has been recognised in official inspections. Of 25 schools inspected by Estyn most recently, 11 were asked to provide best practice case studies – more than twice the Welsh average of 20 per cent – and the majority needed no follow up. We have no schools in special measures or that were found to need significant improvement.
“I would like to thank all our schools, and governing bodies, for their dedication and commitment to providing the best possible education for children and young people. I’m proud of you all.”
Projects completed to date include:
- A £18.7 million new teaching block at the city’s first Welsh-medium secondary school, Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed, which will enable capacity to grow to 900 places.
- Expanding Bassaleg School by 300 places thanks to a £32.5 million investment in a new block which has replaced older buildings.
- Refurbishment of the former Kimberley nursery where 28 extra places were created for pupils with ASD (autism spectrum disorder).
Others on their way include:
- A new school for Pillgwenlly Primary which will add 84 mainstream places and 10 extra ALN (additional learning needs) places. The £17.3 million building is due to open in November.
- Ysgol Nant Gwenlli is a seedling Welsh-medium school which was established in September 2021 and will eventually move to a permanent home in Capel Crescent, providing 420 primary places plus 10 extra ALN places and 48 half-day nursery places.
- And the £16 million key stage two replacement building for St Andrew’s Primary School is due to open next year.
