Monmouthshire County Council has a statutory duty to secure sufficient and suitable school places for children within the County, and in doing so ensure that resources and facilities are efficiently utilised to deliver the education opportunities that our children deserve.

As part of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, the Council has a statutory duty to consult with members of the community and appropriate stakeholders when considering any significant school organisation proposals.

On 17^th January 2024, the Council’s Cabinet agreed to commence the required statutory consultation processes on the following proposal:

• To relocate Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni from its current site of St Davids Road, Abergavenny, NP7 6HF, to the site previously occupied by Deri View Primary School, located at Llwynu Lane, Abergavenny, NP7 6AR
• As a result of the above relocation, it is proposed to increase the capacity of Ysgol Gymraeg Y Fenni to provide 420 pupil places plus 60 place Meithrin.

The proposed implementation date for the above proposals is April 2025.

Statutory consultation on the proposals will commence on Monday 29^th January 2024 and will remain open for a period of 42 days, concluding on 11^th March 2024.   

The Council has developed a Consultation Document which provides more details on the proposals put forward and the reasons for them.

Have your say

The Council is proactively seeking to hear views on these proposals from all stakeholders, particularly those likely to be affected by the proposals. Please take some time to study the proposals that have been put forward and then share with us your views by completing the online response proforma prior to the closing date of 11^th March 2024. 

The Council will also be holding an engagement session to provide the opportunity for interested parties to ask any questions about the proposals being put forward:

Next Steps?

The Council’s Cabinet will reconvene after the published closing date to consider the feedback received from stakeholders, and will use this information to determine whether or not the next stages of this statutory process should be followed.  So, whether you are in favour of the proposals or not, please take some time to engage in this process and let us know your views.

If you have any queries regarding this consultation, please contact us via strategicreview@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Other useful documents relating to this consultation:

• Letter to consultees
• Equality Impact Assessment (including Welsh Language Assessment)