Walnuts School in Bletchley is set to receive £150k in funding to provide additional school places for local children with special educational needs.

Currently in Milton Keynes there is a high demand for special school places and this funding will enable provision of facilities for an additional 8 pupils.

Milton Keynes Council will be providing funding of £150k for adaptations to a currently unused building at Walnuts School in Bletchley. This will allow the school to expand its intake and assist with meeting the high demand for special school places in the city.

The decision will be taken on Tuesday 8^th June to approve the funding and the work will be completed by September 2021, ready for the new academic year.

Councillor Zoe Nolan, Labour Progressive Alliance Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: “As a Council we have a statutory duty to ensure sufficient school places in Milton Keynes and the new Progressive Alliance is committed to providing a good school place for every child in the city”

Labour Councillor for Bletchley West ward, Mick Legg, added: “I’m delighted to see this funding being allocated to enable Walnuts School to adapt its facilities and grow to support more children with special educational needs in MK”