Written question WQ98597
- Asked by
- Iain McIntoshReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Minister commission an independent investigation into Powys County Council’s closure of the Cradoc campus of Ysgol Golwg Pen y Fan, including the Council’s refusals to independently verify school capacity figures despite using three different pupil capacity figures to justify their position that the school was undersubscribed?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language (Anna Brychan)
The Welsh Government does not propose to commission an independent investigation into Powys County Council’s closure of the Cradoc campus of Ysgol Golwg Pen Y Fan.
The responsibility for the planning of school places rests with local authorities. Local authorities have to keep under review the extent to which their existing pattern of school provision meets current and forecast demand for school places and the requirements of delivering the modern curriculum.
Local authorities must ensure there are sufficient schools providing primary and secondary education for their area. Schools are regarded as sufficient if they are sufficient in number, character and equipment to provide for all pupils the opportunity of appropriate education.
In accordance with the School Organisation Code, Powys County Council has published its decision notice on 20 May 2026.