The first drawings showing how a Renfrewshire school with capacity issues could look with an interim fix have been released.
Six modular classrooms were approved for Dargavel Primary School at a special education board last month.
The decision was made after analysis suggested space could be needed for as many as 1,100 pupils in the catchment in the future – a figure double the school’s preferred maximum of 548.
The roll could rise to around 600 to 620 by August 2023 and further to between 685 and 705 the year after that, despite initial calculations predicting the register would not exceed 430.
A planning application has now been submitted for six additional classrooms, with room for up to 198 pupils, which are due to be introduced at the school in Arrochar Drive, Bishopton, over the summer break to minimise disruption.
Images show three units, each containing two classrooms, positioned within the south playground.
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Renfrewshire Council has said each building will be double glazed and include their own cloakrooms and toilets.
A spokesperson said: “A planning application has now been submitted for six new additional classrooms to be built in the grounds of Dargavel Primary.
“The visualisations included with the planning application are for illustrative purposes and show how they might look and where we plan to position them – with scope for minor variation once a building contractor is appointed.
“These three new modular units will each contain two classrooms and will ensure we have sufficient capacity while we develop a longer-term solution for the Dargavel area.
“These high-quality modular buildings will be double-glazed, and will include their own cloakrooms and toilets.”
Procurement has been “progressed at pace”, according to the local authority, and a supply contract for the modular buildings will go before a special meeting of the finance board on Tuesday.
The council said it would “continue close engagement with the school community” and staff and pupils will be invited to design the interior.
Bosses have embarked upon a quest for a permanent solution and a report will be put before elected members in the early part of next year.
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