Cambridgeshire County Council has submitted detailed plans for a two-form entry primary school in Sawtry. The school will include an on-site early years facility. It will serve the residents of new housing developments in Sawtry. The new school will be called Saltbrook Primary Academy. Outline planning consent was granted in 2021, when wider development of northern Sawtry was approved. Land was also safeguarded for a primary school as part of those plans.
The new school will be run by Meridian Trust. It will be constructed in two phases. The first phase will be a one-form entry school (210 pupils) and early years facility with all the necessary core infrastructure to support its subsequent expansion to two-form entry. Once complete, it will accommodate up to 420 pupils.
Timing
Based on detailed forecasting, and ongoing monitoring of pupil numbers in the area, the first phase of construction is expected to be completed before the school is required.
The opening date for the new school will be kept under review by the Council, the Department for Education and Meridian Trust, to ensure the school opens at a time which prioritises the needs of the children and young people living in the local community and ensures the established schools in Sawtry remain sustainable.
It’s anticipated that the school will initially open to reception year applications only, expanding over time, as the first intake moves through the school.
Executive summary
Contact
Emma Dean (Area Education Officer, Huntingdonshire and Early Years)
Tel: 01223 703514 Email: emma.dean@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
