A SCHOOL is in line for a multi-million pound investment.

Denbighshire County Council has agreed in principle to earmark £16.8m of spending on St Brigid’s School in Denbigh under its 21st Century Schools Band B  funding programme.

The bid will be sent to the Welsh Government for approval and the final decision is expected to be  confirmed in the Spring.

As St Brigid’s is a Voluntary Aided schools. The trustees will be expected to provide £2.15m of the total sum.

The investment will mean a new building to replace the 14 mobile units on the Mold Road site and refurbishment of the main building.

Tony Hannigan, Chair of Governors, said in a newsletter to parents: “The commitment by Denbighshire County Council, through the education authority, is a fantastic opportunity to build on what is a truly amazing school.

"This proposal, if agreed by the Welsh Government, will allow us to improve our facilities by replacement of mobile units with a new building.

"We would like to thank everyone involved in this project for all their time and effort in supporting the school through this process."

St Brigid’s, formerly a convent school, has about 500 pupils ranging in age from three to 18. It was established in 1939 and moved to its present site four years later.

In 1996 it became the first state-maintained boarding school in Wales but in 2013 it ceased accommodating boarders.

The St Brigid’s project is part of an £80m programme submitted to the Welsh Government involving schools in Rhyl, Denbigh and Llangollen.

The condition of most of the primary schools in Rhyl is poor, the worst being the most modern, Ysgol Bryn Hedydd, and there is deficit of places.

Ysgol Llywelyn, which is the largest, has 200 more pupils than any of the others and a three-form entry which is contrary to the council’s own policy.

The outline programme provides for a new school, probable at Aberkinsey Park, the housing estate still being developed on the outskirts of the town.

In Llangollen it is proposed to extend the dining block at Ysgol Dinas Bran and to create a new parking area, with more classrooms and refurbishment at Ysgol Bryn Collen and Ysgol Y Gwernant, which share a site.

A new school to replace Ysgol Pendref in Denbigh is also proposed, with another new building on Denbigh High School playing-fields for Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn.

Brondyffryn, a special school for autistic children, operates over three sites but is unable to meet the demand for places.