A tiny primary school close to the border with Shropshire is set to close next summer after senior councillors backed the plans.At a meeting of Powys County Council’s cabinet on Tuesday, October 10 senior Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors took the decision to start the formal legal process of closing Llangedwyn Church in Wales Primary School - around eight miles east of Pant and Llanymynech - on August 31, 2024.
The budget share per pupil has been calculated as £12,625 the highest in the county and that it receives nearly three times the average spend per pupil in Powys, which is £4,729.Since 2018, Llangedwyn has been part of the “Ffederasiwn Dwy Afon” and shares a single governing body and headteacher with Llanfechain.
Cabinet member for a connected Powys, Liberal Democrat Councillor Jake Berriman said: “In many respects the situation here is not fair on pupils or teachers and is not sustainable.Conservative group leader Councillor Aled Davies represents the area asked for children to be allowed to transfer to Llanfechain during the school year.
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