New primary school to be built in Royston, Barnsley

Barnsley council have released plans to build a new primary school in the Royston area in accordance with the Barnsley MU5 development programme, currently taking place to renovate the Barnsley village.

The program, which has many construction plans to improve the village, will be bringing 828 news homes into the area, and therefore many more families needing to access the education system. Margaret Bruff, Cabinet Spokesperson for Children’s Services, said that “We need to make sure that a primary school is available in Royston to provide sufficient school places at the right time. This proposed competition will help us provide the best possible school and education we can for local children.” Although no plans have officially been decided, cabinet ministers will be asked to state their approvals for the project during next meeting on Wednesday 27 January. The council has said that they are aiming to make sure the build is a low carbon design to make sure it is as eco-friendly as possible in line with the ‘zero carbon objectives’ in Barnsley. The plan is now undergoing the presumption competition process that will be open for 6-8 weeks to find approved academy sponsors to fund the project so it can go ahead. Without a new school in the area, some changes to the other building work proposed for the area may be necessary, as the demand for a school is so high. Regarding the quantity of new houses planned for construction, it is unclear whether other plans are entirely suitable if there are not the correct facilities to look after the local children.