Grammar site ‘likely’ to not be used as a school

Speaking about the future of the two sites, Deputy Matt Fallaize said the La Mare de Carteret Primary School will still be built.

However, the discarded school sites will not be used to house a larger primary school.

There had been speculation that some primary schools could be closed and pupils moved to a new school at La Mare,

‘That won’t happen. I have heard it suggested that we will be using La Mare de Carteret for a larger primary school, but we have absolutely no plans to do that at all, either at La Mare de Carteret or Les Varendes,’ said Deputy Fallaize.

‘It is possible that we might identify the use of the La Mare de Carteret site for field sports.

‘Unless there is some use of Les Varendes for post-16 provision, the likelihood is that we will just hand it back to States Property Services to deal with as they see fit.

‘I think the most likely outcome is that we won’t have any educational need for these sites.’

Ahead of the two-school/three-school debate, Deputy Fallaize said the focus of some people had been on the number of schools that would be closed.

He said that was a false narrative.

‘They are all closing and are being replaced by two 11-18 colleges. We will change their uniform, their names will changes and new communities will form around them.’

He said there had been no compulsory purchase of land at either of the two sites chosen for the two 11-18 colleges.

Under the previous committee’s three school model plans, the capital cost would have been £74m. That would have seen three 11-16 comprehensive schools with La Mare de Carteret High being rebuilt, a re-branded sixth form centre and a higher and further education institute.