Purpose

 At
its meeting on 23 March 2023 the Council’s Cabinet authorised
officers to consult on proposals to reorganise primary school
provision serving Cathays and parts of Gabalfa, Heath, Llandaff
North and Plasnewydd.
 
It was noted that officers would
bring a report on the outcome of the consultation to a future
meeting to seek authorisation as to whether to proceed to publish
proposals in accordance with section 48 of The School Standards and
Organisation (Wales) Act 2013
 
This report summarises the views
expressed during the consultation with recommendations regarding
how to proceed.

Content

Cllr Chris
Weaver and Norma Mackie declared a personal and prejudicial
interest in this item, as  Governors at
Gladstone Primary School, Cllr Weaver and Mackie left the room for
consideration for consideration of this item.
 
Cllrs Burke
declared a personal interest in this item, as her children attend a
school in an affected ward.
Cllr Merry
declared a personal interest in this item, as she is ward member
for the area.
Cllr
Sangani declared a personal interest in
this item, as she is award member for and affected area.
 
 
RESOLVED: that
 

1.              
the consideration by the Governing Body of St
Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School of the proposal to
transfer St Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School to the
current Ysgol Mynydd Bychan site and
establish nursery provision at the school, from September 2025 be
noted.

2.              
Subject to
the agreement of the Governing Body of St Monica’s Church in
Wales Primary School to proceed to publish its proposals, Officers
be authorised to proceed to publish proposals in accordance with
section 48 of The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act
2013 on proposals to:
 

·      
Transfer Ysgol
Mynydd Bychan to the current Allensbank Primary School site.
 

·      
Increase the capacity of Ysgol Mynydd
Bychan from 192 places (0.9FE) to 420
places (2FE) and increase the number of nursery places at
Ysgol Mynydd Bychan from 64
to 96.
 

·      
Amalgamate Allensbank
and Gladstone Primary Schools:
 

Formally Close Allensbank Primary
School.
Formally Close Gladstone Primary School.
Establish a new 420 place (2FE) English-medium Primary School
with nursery on the current shared Gladstone Primary School / St
Monica’s Church in Wales Primary School site.

 
The proposed changes
would take effect from September 2025.
 

3.              
It be
noted that, prior to implementation of the proposals, financial
resources must be identified to facilitate the process of
organisational change of establishing the new two form entry
primary school and the transfer of St Monica’s Church in
Wales Primary School.

4.              
It be
noted that, prior to implementation of the proposals, a further
report will be provided to the Cabinet providing details of any
objections received, the proposed responses to those objections and
recommendations for implementation or otherwise of the proposals,
and sources of funding for the full set of proposals.