A consultation is being launched by Wiltshire Council to assess how best to meet the requirements for special school provision in Wiltshire.
As marlborough.news has reported, there is an increasingly urgent need for more places now – as well as in the future.
Wiltshire Council will need an additional 220 places by 2026 for children and young people with special needs and/or disabilities. There is also a need to address where the schools are placed to ensure sufficient spaces are available for different needs in the north and south of the county.
Some pupils currently have to travel up to 90 minutes to attend their school.
At a cabinet meeting (May 15) it was decided to consult to help decide on one of three options for future special school provision for cognitive needs:
- Develop a single school – a new build
- Develop two schools
- Develop the three existing schools in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Rowdeford.
The results of the consultation will go back to cabinet for any further action including the possibility of publishing statutory notices for formal consultation on any specific proposal.
