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.
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