Primary school to close after efforts to increase pupil numbers

RHYDRI Primary School will close in July, after Caerphilly County Borough Council deemed falling pupil numbers meant the school would be unable to balance its budget.

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Parents previously mounted a marketing campaign aimed at attracting more families to the school, in Rudry, but ultimately council chiefs decided those efforts fell short.

Staff will be supported to find other placements, while pupils in the catchment area will transfer to St James Primary School, in Caerphilly, unless parents opt to apply elsewhere.

The move to close the school has proved controversial, with critics arguing the council should have done more to make the school viable.