17/12/2009Crossroads Primary School: Pupils could be transferred to Galston Primary
East Ayrshire Council's executive committee has approved plans for a consultation that will consider the closure of Crossroads Primary, the 52-pupil school near Kilmarnock. If the plan goes ahead, pupils will be sent to Galston Primary, nearly three miles away.
Councillors considered the way forward for Crossroads Primary at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 16 December 2009. It was agreed that, based on the financial and technical information currently available, there was a case to hold a public consultation which will consider the wider issues as they relate to the school.
Amongst the options were: a refurbishment of the school, a new-build school, relocation to another site and closure with transfer of pupils to nearby new-build Galston Primary. These options will be included in the public consultation exercise which will be held in the New Year.
Read East Ayrshire Council's press release Crossroads Primary School - The Way Forward and the Herald's article SNP-led council at odds with party policy over closure of rural school.
Councillors considered the way forward for Crossroads Primary at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday 16 December 2009. It was agreed that, based on the financial and technical information currently available, there was a case to hold a public consultation which will consider the wider issues as they relate to the school.
Amongst the options were: a refurbishment of the school, a new-build school, relocation to another site and closure with transfer of pupils to nearby new-build Galston Primary. These options will be included in the public consultation exercise which will be held in the New Year.
Read East Ayrshire Council's press release Crossroads Primary School - The Way Forward and the Herald's article SNP-led council at odds with party policy over closure of rural school.