Published:
12:00 AM January 8, 2021
Updated:
1:10 PM January 8, 2021
A visualisation of the proposed new Central Ipswich Primary School and Nursery, on the former Co-op site in Carr Street, Ipswich
- Credit: Concertus Design and Property Consultants
Work on a new primary school for 420 children on the old Co-op site in Carr Street is planned to start later this year - with the first pupils arriving in September 2023.
A public consultation is currently under way for the proposed Central Ipswich Primary School and 26-place nursery, to be run by The Active Learning Trust.
Stakeholders have been having their say and initial comments need to be sent in by midnight today (January 8), with further consultation after a proposed planning application in the spring.
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“But across our schools, we felt there was insufficient time to allow parents to arrange childcare as well as it being an ineffective use of a Personal Development (PD) day.”
However, Ipswich schools, Chantry Academy and Sidegate Primary School which are run by The Active Learning Trust will both be closed on Friday, December 18.
Hillside Primary School, in Ipswich, will also be closed on this day, and this is due to an already planned professional development day for staff.
Stephen Chamberlain, CEO of the Active Learning Trust, said: “We trust our headteachers to make the best decisions for their school and its community as they have been doing most carefully throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.