School Investment Projects - Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme

Welsh Government’s Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme (formerly the 21^st Century Schools and Colleges Programme, prior to January 24, 2022) aims to transform the learning experience of pupils, ensuring they are taught in classrooms with the technologies and facilities needed to support the delivery of the Curriculum for Wales. The projects below are being funded in partnership with the Programme’s capital and revenue (Mutual Investment Model) funding streams.

School-Investment-Completed-Projects-2022

Ongoing Projects

Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Llyn y Forwyn

The primary school in Ferndale will benefit from a brand new school building at a new site, which will expand the local Welsh Medium primary offer and include modern, flexible and accessible facilities with community use. It will replace the school’s existing Victorian buildings which have a large backlog of maintenance and have little opportunity to be expanded.

Penygawsi Primary School

A new two-storey school building has been constructed on the existing school site to replace the current building and temporary accommodation, which were in poor condition. The new building was completed in July 2024, to provide a vibrant 21st Century learning environment for pupils and the local community. The next phase of work involves demolition of the old buildings and construction of external facilities.

Pontyclun Primary School

A new two-storey school building is being constructed on the existing school site to replace the numerous buildings and temporary accommodation currently being used, the majority of which are in poor condition. The new building, which is due to be delivered in spring 2025, will accommodate 480 pupils plus 60 nursery places.

Ysgol Afon Wen

This project has established the new 3-16 school on the former Hawthorn High School site, which opened in September 2024. The development has provided a brand new 28-classroom teaching block for Key Stages 2-4, as well as refurbishing many existing facilities. A second phase of work, to demolish the old high school block and complete extensive landscaping, will be completed in 2025.