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Cardiff’s £284m school investment: What it means for special schools

Cardiff Council has approved the detailed plans for the largest single investment in Cardiff schools. 

The £284m investment is jointly funded by the council and Welsh Government, as part of the next phase of the 21st Century Schools programme for Cardiff, starting in 2019. 

Schemes include new secondary schools, new English-medium and Welsh-medium primary schools, and new special schools.

In the last in a series, here’s a detailed breakdown of what the plans mean for special schools in Cardiff. 

Primary special school: complex learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions

A new 140 place primary special school for children with severe and complex learning disabilities and children with autism spectrum conditions will be built. 

This project will address the unsuitable accommodation currently used by Riverbank School. 

Secondary special school: complex learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions

A new 240 place secondary special school for pupils with severe and complex learning disabilities and pupils with autism spectrum conditions will be built. 

This will enable the council to address the unsuitable accommodation currently used by Woodlands School. 

Primary special schools: emotional health and wellbeing needs

A new primary special school for children with emotional health and wellbeing needs. 

This project will address the unsuitable accommodation currently used by The Court School. 

Secondary special school: emotional health and wellbeing needs

A new secondary special school, for pupils with emotional health and wellbeing needs will be built. 

This will address the unsuitable accommodation currently used by Greenhill School. 

The schemes chosen for the next phase of the 21st Century Schools programme have been identified following the results of an independent study looking at the condition, suitability and capacity of schools in Cardiff. 

This investment is in addition to the ongoing cost of maintaining the city’s schools.