Education £19m primary school planned near Cribbs Causeway

A PRIMARY school is being planned for a new neighbourhood taking shape on the outskirts of Bristol. The school, due to open in 2029, will be built near Cribbs Causeway and will initially serve two big housing estates being built in the area.

- Lorna HUGHES

Councillors approved the £19million project and said it will meet the needs of the families set to move into the Berwick Green and Beaufort Park developments.

The new two-form entry primary school will be built on the Berwick Green development on the western side of the Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood. It will be funded by money from developers paying Section 106 contributions, with the target for the new school to welcome pupils in September 2029.

Berwick Green is a development of 244 homes with parking and public open space, according to developer Taylor Wimpey. A primary school had already been approved as part of the wider 1,000-home development area, along with a care home and local centre.