FOUR CONWY COUNTY PRIMARIES TO BECOME TWO

A council's cabinet has voted unanimously to amalgamate four primary schools in a bid to reduce running costs. Conwy County Borough Council agreed to the final steps towards the amalgamation of Ysgol y Foryd with Ysgol Maes Owen, in Towyn and Kinmel Bay.

- By DALE SPRIDGEON Local Democracy Reporter

They also agreed that Ysgol Glan Gele would be amalgamated with Ysgol Sant Elfod, both in Abergele.

The matter, which had previously sparked concerns over jobs, came during a meeting of the council’s cabinet on Tuesday, August 12.

Reports into all four schools had stated that the ‘long term amalgamation will result in more efficient and effective use of resources with the school funding calculations changing from two to one school budget.’

Concerning the final determination on the amalgamation of Ysgol Glan Gele and Ysgol Sant Elfod, a report had stated: “If the schools were to be merged to become a single school, the formula would calculate a single budget of £2,199,934, which is smaller than the budget of operating as two separate schools by £22,636.