St Sampson’s might need its own primary

Tuesday 30th September 2008, 1:00PM BST.

ST SAMPSON’S might need a dedicated primary school in future, according to a member of the Education Department.

Deputy Mike Collins said he had voted to close St Sampson’s Infants School as the cost per pupil could not be justified. But he said that the Delancey campus, of which the school forms part, could be reworked as a primary school in the longer term.

‘There will be housing in Leale’s Yard and eventually at Belle Greve and I can see that in a few more years there could be a call for more primary education in St Sampson’s,’ he said.

He said the cost per pupil in primary schools was generally around £4,100 per annum – but a little more at St Andrew’s. But at St Sampson’s Infants it was more than £6,000.