West Dunbartonshire Council has announced work is underway on the region's first co-located primary school development.

The project will see Aitkenbar and St Peter's Primary School co-located along with a new Early Education and Childcare Centre (EECC) to replace the existing Andrew B Cameron and St Peter's centres.

The former St Peter’s Primary School has already been demolished to make way for the new building which is being delivered by hub West Scotland, the Council’s development Partner.


The main contractor for the project is Morgan Sindall

The building is being developed on the grounds of St Peter's Primary School in Bellsmyre and will welcome its first pupils in August 2016.

The development marks the first occasion the council will have hosted a denominational and non-denominational school within the same grounds.

Although the schools will continue to be run separately, they will share facilities including the dining room, assembly hall, gym and playground.

Councillor Michelle McGinty, Convener of Educational Services, said: "It's fantastic to see work starting on this new building which will provide first-class educational facilities for the children of Bellsmyre."

Pupils and staff from St Peter's Primary and children from St Peter's Early Learning and Childcare Centre have moved into temporary accommodation on the Aitkenbar campus to allow the works to go ahead.

(LM)