Building of £8m school set to begin in new year
WORK will get under way to build a state-of-the-art primary school in Pembrey in the new year.
Carmarthenshire Council has unveiled plans for its latest new school, part of its multi-million pound Modernising Education Programme, jointly funded by Welsh Government through its 21st Century Schools initiative.
The new, modern, purpose-built £8.25m primary school will be built next to the existing school site on Ashburnham Road.
On completion it will provide highquality teaching facilities for 270 primary pupils and 30 nursery pupils.
It will also incorporate a Flying Start facility for younger children, located in a mobile classroom on the current school site.
The school has been designed by Carmarthenshire Council’s own architects and the work will be carried out by Carmarthenshire-based TRJ Construction Ltd, selected from the South West Wales Regional Contractors Framework.
Head teacher Helen Jacob said: “Teaching staff, pupils and families are excited and looking forward to seeing our new school come to life.
“Our children will benefit from seeing every phase of their new school being built right alongside us, it has been designed to enhance learning and teaching and it is very much deserved.”
Cllr Glynog Davies, the council’s cabinet member for education and children’s services, said: “We are proud to be delivering yet another fantastic new school in Carmarthenshire as part of our Modernising Education Programme.
“The new Ysgol Pen-bre will provide an excellent learning and teaching environment and will also benefit the local community, with many features built into the design that can be used by local people when it opens.
“We look forward to seeing construction start in January.”
By the end of the 2020/21 financial year, Carmarthenshire Council will have invested £295m in transforming its network of nursery, primary and secondary schools.
Since the programme was launched, 12 new primary schools and two new secondary schools have been built and a number of other schools have been remodelled and refurbished to provide top-class learning and community facilities.