New Dargavel school planned to open in 2027

Renfrewshire Council has issued an update on a number of key projects relating to education provision at Bishopton’s Dargavel Village, writes Jack Thomson, Local Democracy Reporter.

- JACK THOMSON, LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTER

Contractors are carrying out civil engineering works at the site of the planned new school, just off Craigton Drive, which will be named Thistle Primary School and have capacity for 800 pupils.

They are preparing the ground for construction starting later this year and work is "progressing well", according to a letter to members of the community from head of education Gerard McLaughlin.