£12.6m rebuild for in demand primary school in Shifnal.
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St Andrew's Primary School has been experiencing growing demand for places in recent years
A school will be rebuilt at a cost of £12.6m to help it keep up with a growing demand for places.
St Andrew's Church of England School in Shifnal, Shropshire, is "no longer capable of providing sufficient accommodation", the council said.
Work on the new school buildings is due to start in October 2024 and be complete by Easter 2026.
Two new portable classrooms will provide a stop-gap solution until then.
Old buildings which opened in the 1960s will be demolished and the school's capacity will grow from 294 to 420, two classes for every age group.
A number of extensions have been added to the site in recent years including a new building for reception classes.
Shropshire Council's Property Services Group said St Andrew's had been chosen because of the demand for places and also because of "the age of the buildings, their general condition and other shortcomings".
The existing buildings will be used until the new classrooms are completed.
The majority of the funding for the project will come from the Department for Education.
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