Fleetwood's Flakefleet Primary School to add new special needs facility

The facility will be built at Flakefleet Primary School and will be able to accommodate up to 16 pupils. 

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It comes after the overwhelming majority of respondents to a public consultation into the plans backed the proposal.  Out of 29 people who replied, 25 “strongly agreed”, while two others tended to do so.  One person was neutral to the idea and only one tended to disagree.

A public meeting was also held on the issue at the Northfleet Avenue school  in November last year.  

Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has now agreed to approve the funding for the building alterations or adaptations that will be necessary to deliver the unit.

According to the Department for Education, the school - some of whose children memorably appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2019 - currently has 483 pupils, with capacity for 538.