PLANS to make significant changes to admissions at three primary schools and a nursery in Wrexham have been approved by councillors.
Wrexham County Borough Council’s executive board has signed off plans to reduce capacity at three primary schools – Acton Park, Barker’s Lane and Wat’s Dyke.
It has also approved a proposal to discontinue the local authority-run nursery school at Ysgol Cae’r Gwenyn for pupils aged 3-4 years and to convert it into a primary special school for pupils with additional learning needs aged 3-7.
Currently the nursery has capacity for 15 mainstream children and 15 children with additional learning needs. After the change it will have capacity for 34 children with additional learning needs.
The move is designed to provide additional support for the transition to primary education for those who need it in a familiar environment.
Statutory notices will be published for Acton Park, Barker’s Lane and Wat’s Dyke formally notifying the public that admissions from September 2026 will be reduced to 210 per school.
A similar notice will be published confirming that ALN pupils will be given extra time to transition to primary education from Ysgol Cae’r Gwenyn from September this year.
“These are not contentious proposals for the parents or communities around these schools,” said Wrexham’s Lead Member for Education Cllr Phil Wynn.
“The response to the consultations was low but it was conducted as all our consultations are and indicates that people are not opposed to these changes.
“In respect of Ysgol Cae’r Gwenyn it is a creative approach to address the increasing need for ALN provision in Wrexham and will provide the additional support that pupils require to make the transition to mainstream primary education.”
