Work will begin to replace two outdated and prefabricated classroom blocks at a Newbury school this upcoming financial year, West Berkshire Council has confirmed. The upper and lower junior schools (Years 3 to 6) at Falkland Primary School in Wash Common are currently housed within these two modular buildings that have been described as “appalling” by councillors. The council first proposed to replace these classrooms in 2020/21, but the Covid pandemic and other reasons stopped them from being able to do so. However, the council’s executive portfolio holder for children, education and young pe…
