Sully Primary School is to get a funding boost as it joins a Wales-wide investment programme.
Vale of Glamorgan Council confirmed on Thursday it was being added into the Sustainable Communities for Learning (SCfL) scheme.
It's described as a "long-term strategic investment in the educational estate throughout Wales", aimed at upgrading, refurbishing and rebuilding schools to modern standards.
SCfL is a collaboration between the Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association , local authorities, colleges, and diocesan authorities.
The inclusion of Sully Primary increases the spend on the programme by £9.35 million, bringing the total investment in Vale schools up to £99.189m, with the bulk of the money – around £80m – being provided by the Welsh Government.
Cllr Lis Burnett said the move was "really, really good news".
She told the cabinet meeting: "I actually need to add up just how much we’re spent on new schools since 2012."
According to the meeting agenda: “The current school is a classroom short of a 2FE entry school and has multiple demountables (structures) which are over 20 years old, with overall condition and suitability rated as ‘C’. Surveys indicate over £800,000 in backlog maintenance”.
A 2FE entry school refers to a two-form entry, which means two classes in each year group.
The agenda adds: “The school site faces significant challenges, including severe space deficiencies, with the hall and kitchen falling between 30% and 40% below Building Bulletin recommendations”.
Building bulletins are documents provided by central government that concern the proper design, layout, and construction of school buildings.
The money from the programme would be used to address these problem areas.
The council's cabinet approved the rolling progamme in March 2024 and went onto submit a strategic outline programme, which outlines the business case, objections, and outcomes of a project, to the Welsh Government, which identified which schools would benefit under the next wave of investment.
The programme’s first incarnation was under the banner “21st Century Schools and Education” and represented a £1.7bn investment in schools over a five-year period.
The second phase began in 2019, and was renamed Sustainable Communities for Learning three years later.
The council will submit another strategic outline case to the Welsh Government and further cabinet approval will be required regarding the tender and appointment of the successful contractor.

Post Office Seeks New Operator in Dinas Powys as Village Faces Loss of Its Last Branch
Gardening team praised after helping police clear fallen tree near St Brides Major
Specsavers calls on children in Barry to design Wales Deaf Rugby World Cup shirts
Whitmore High Named One of UK’s Best Workplaces for Development
Steel Signing Marks Major Milestone in St Richard Gwyn School Redevelopment
Two Rescues in Record Heat as Volunteer Teams Respond to Afternoon Emergencies
Police find evidence of a large-scale cannabis cultivation at Riverside Place property fire
Network Rail confirm closure of Brookside level crossing in Dinas Powys
Police given powers to ask people to leave Comeston Lakes Country Park
Planned children’s role play centre could be given the go-ahead by Vale Council
Marie Curie Garden Fayre deemed huge success
Council seeks views on Future of Colcot Sports Centre and Buttrills Playing Fields
First Minister quizzed on further devolution, budget decisions, and misinformation in FMQs
Extreme heat leads to changes to services and closures
Severe Heat Warning Set to Disrupt Rail Travel Across South Wales This Week
Communities asked to support older people across Wales during severe heat warning
Caribbean Community Wales Brings Wales‑Wide Launch to Barry This Weekend
Community Award winner calls for sanitary bins in men’s toilets after living with prostate‑cancer‑related incontinence
Cardiff Airport Backs Holiday Safety Campaign Honouring Rhoose Teenager Tom Channon