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The Link Magazine • January 2006 13
Salt Way's coffin nearly sealed
The deed is nearly done: Swindon Council's cabinet confirmation on 16 November to close Salt Way Primary School goes to the independent
School Organisation Committee on 11 January for a final decision, following a six week statutory consultation.
If the closure of Salt Way at the end of July is
agreed, it will be the first of two schools the
council is trying to shut down, to reduce the
number of surplus places in West Swindon.
The other school in question is Windmill Hill
which will be considered by the cabinet again on
18 January.
The governors at Salt Way feel aggrieved at
their treatment, ever since the council announced
the proposal during the Easter holidays to close
the school and rebuild Shaw Ridge. A falling roll
turned into a flood of transfers as parents sought
places in schools with more secure futures.
The Salt Way governors have posed dozens of
questions to local councillors and education of-
ficers, which, according to chairman Steve Spence
have not been answered. These include:
• how are catchment boundaries for Tregoze,
Brook Field and Shaw Ridge to be redrawn?
• will it be safe to walk to Shaw Ridge from
Middleleaze and The Prinnells?
• the council is considering building houses on
the Toothill and Windmill Hill school sites, what
plans does it have for Salt Way and Shaw Ridge?
• would it not be cheaper to maintain Salt Way as
a single form entry school, serving a distinct
geographical catchment - in combination with
other uses on the site, rather than spend £5 mil-
lion on a new Shaw Ridge Primary School?
The full list can be seen at swindonlink.com
Our aerial picture shows the disposition of schools to
help the School Organisation Committee consider the
catchment areas and illustrates the routes pedestrians
and drivers will use to get to school if Salt Way closes.

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