The plans include a combined new primary and secondary school building on the existing secondary school site, featuring shared facilities such as kitchen and sports areas, a 40-place Flying Start centre, and a 36-place secondary Learning Resource Centre. The proposal replaces earlier options to refurbish Milford Haven School and Milford Haven CP School, aiming instead for a modern, co-located campus.
A Strategic Outline Case will also be submitted to Welsh Government for the development of a new 3–11 Welsh medium school, responding to growing demand in the area and supporting the Council’s Welsh in Education Strategic Plan (WESP) targets.
Cllr Guy Woodham, Cabinet Member for Education and the Welsh Language, said: “The Milford Haven Schools redevelopment represents the largest investment in the school estate undertaken by the Council. It will address significant concerns regarding the condition of the two current schools and will enable Milford Haven CP School to operate on a single site. The co-location of the English medium primary and secondary schools will bring economies of scale by combining certain facilities and will provide an opportunity to develop an ‘all-through’ school if desired at some point in the future.”
The total estimated cost of the preferred options is £141,598,965, with £46.5 million to be funded through Pembrokeshire County Council’s Capital Programme.
Cllr Rhys Sinnett, Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services and local member, said: “This is a great day. I think this has been such a long time coming, the redevelopment can’t come quickly enough.”
Cabinet members unanimously backed the proposals, which are expected to deliver long-term educational, linguistic and community benefits for the Milford Haven area.
