Consultation opens on plans to expand two schools

Whitestone Infant School will gain an extra 90 pupils if plans go ahead

Warwickshire residents are being invited to have their say on plans to expand two primary schools.

Warwickshire County Council has proposed to create an extra class for each year group at Whitestone Infant School and at Chetwynd Junior School, both in Nuneaton, from September 2026.

The authority predicted the schools would begin to face “a significant pressure for places” as more houses were built in the area.

A consultation went live on Monday and is due to run for five weeks, closing on 29 November.

If approved, the plans would mean an extra 90 pupils would be catered for at Whitestone Infant School, which educates children between the ages of four and seven.

There would be 120 more places at Chetwynd Junior School, which handles the seven to 11 cohort.

The proposals would create an additional 120 places at Chetwynd Junior School

A council report noted that initial assessments suggested new extensions and internal remodelling works would be required for the current school buildings, and that any works would be funded through developer contributions - collected from house builders as part of the planning process.

In December, following the end of the consultation period, a decision to progress the plans will be made by the council’s leaders.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.