The council admitted last week that falling pupil rolls have left many primary schools in the city under-attended, while many buildings are in a state of severe disrepair that would cost 151m to fix. It has pledged to invest in new school buildings and will also consider merging primary and nursery schools or locating them on the same site. In a self-styled 'ambitious investment programme' the council plans to build modern, shared campus primary and pre-five nursery facilities, like those under construction in other parts of Scotland.
Glasgow's education convener, Steven Purcell, said that in 1970 there were 222 primary schools in the city with 110,500 pupils, whereas now there are 197 schools with 43,000 pupils. 'The upkeep of these often unsuitable buildings is a drain on the education service and ultimately the public purse,' he said. 'They are not conducive to teaching and learning.'
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