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Merthyr Tydfil




The Welsh Assembly Government’s role in school organisation issues is mainly to set out the policy framework. The prime responsibility for the provision of suitable education within an area rests with Local Education Authorities.

They must keep their pattern of provision under regular review. If as a result an LEA concludes there is a need to reorganise - to establish a new school, close an existing school or make a prescribed alteration to a school - it must comply with well established statutory procedures.

You can locate proposals brought forward from the formation of the Assembly in July 1999 to the present below:

Trefechan Nursery School and Ysgol y Graig Primary School

07/02/13
Proposal: Discontinue Trefechan Nursery School, extend the age range of Ysgol y Graig Primary School from 4-11 years to 3-11 years and transfer pupils currently attending Trefechan Nursery School to Ysgol y Graig Primary School.
 

Treharris Nursery School and Edwardsville Primary School

07/02/13
Proposal: Discontinue Treharris Nursery School, extend the age range of Edwardsville Primary School from 4-11 years to 3-11 years and transfer pupils currently attending Treharris Nursery School to Edwardsville Primary School.
 

Goetre Junior School and Goetre Infant school

25/11/10
Proposal: Discontinue Goetre Junior School and extend the age range of Goetre Infant School from 4-7 to 4-11 to create a Primary School.
 

Bishop Hedley Catholic High School

06/05/10
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to Bishop Hedley Catholic High School to change the age range from 11-18 to 11-16.
 

Afon Taf High School, Cyfarthfa High School, Pen y Dre High School

06/05/10
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to Afon Taf High School, Cyfarthfa High School and Pen y Dre High School to change the age range from 11-18 to 11-16.
 

Dowlais Infant School and Gwernllwyn Junior School

07/05/09
Proposal: Discontinue Dowlais Infant School and extend the age range of Gwernllywn Junior School from 7-11 to 3-11.
 

Troedyrhiw Infants School and Troedyrhiw Junior School

29/09/06
Proposal: Discontinue Troedyrhiw Infants School, Troedyrhiw Junior School and the SEN class at Troedyrhiw Junior School and establish a new primary school (Troedyrhiw Primary School)
 

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd y Grug

07/07/05
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to transfer the school to the site vacated by Ynysowen Primary School
 

Ynysowen Primary School

07/07/05
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to transfer the SEN observation unit to Edwardsville Primary School
 

Ynysowen Primary School

07/07/05
Proposal: Make a prescribed alteration to extend the age range from 4-11 to 3-11, enlarge the school and transfer to a new site in Grove Field, Aberafon
 

Mount Pleasant Primary School and Ynysowen Nursery School

07/07/05
Proposal: Discontinue both schools and transfer pupils to Ynysowen Primary School
 

Vaynor and Penderyn High School

16/04/04
Proposal: Discontinue the school and transfer pupils to Pen y Dre High School
 

Edwardsville Infants School and Edwardsville Junior School

20/02/04
Proposal: Discontinue both schools and establish a new primary school (Edwardsville Primary School) at the same premises
 

Twynyrodyn Infants School and Twynyrodyn Junior School

08/02/02
Proposal: Discontinue both schools and establish a new primary school (Twynyrodyn Primary School) on the infants school site
 

Pentrebach Infants School and Abercanaid Primary School

12/01/01
Proposal: Discontinue Pentrebach Infants School. Transfer Abercanaid Primary School to a new site, enlarge its premises and extend the age range
 

Gellideg Infants School and Gellideg Junior School

15/09/00
Proposal: Discontinue Gellideg Infants School and Gellideg Junior School and establish a primary school (with a nursery) on the existing sites