Plan to merge two Lymm schools axed

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to amalgamate two schools on the outskirts of Lymm have been dropped.

Now Cheshire county councillors are demanding to know why they are paying for Warrington and Trafford schoolchildren to be educated within their jurisdiction.

Parents and governors at High Legh and Little Bollington primary schools were worried at County Hall proposals to merge the two sites.

Education chiefs have attempted to persuade smaller, rural schools, with falling rolls in Cheshire, to amalgamate and create cost savings for the authority.

Part of the consultations over the move revealed how a significant proportion of pupils at each of the primary schools lived in Lymm, in the Warrington borough, or Warburton and Ashley, in Trafford.

This week, county councillors decided against proceeding further with public consultations on the High Legh and Little Bollington amalgamation.

Instead, the schools will be asked to consider the possibility of federation, which could mean sharing resources and teaching expertise in future.

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