Robertson Group has been appointed to develop the first School in Wales through the Welsh Education Partnership Company (WEPCo) utilising the Welsh Government's Mutual Investment Model (MIM) following financial close.

Robertson Construction North West is the chosen build partner for the Mynydd Isa Campus, while Robertson Facilities Management will deliver the hard FM services upon completion of the build in early November 2024.

The new two-storey campus, to be built on the site of existing Argoed High School in Mynydd Isa, will provide a 3 to 16 educational programme for Flintshire. With a gross Internal floor area of 10, 507m², the primary and high school will remain as separate schools operating from a single building with some shared facilities.

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Outdoor facilities are intended to meet the needs of nursery, primary and high school pupils which will have 43, 600 and 700 places respectively, with both the primary and high schools having specially resourced provision facilities for speech and language, and the high school will further benefit from a 20 place Social Communication resourced provision.

Works to deliver the campus are already underway.

The school will be BREEAM excellent and will be net zero carbon in operation.

Flintshire's Leader and Cabinet Member for Education and Youth, Councillor Ian Roberts, said: "This much needed modernisation of the school and the new build will be of a high standard and will provide modern, first-class facilities and the best learning opportunities for our children.

"The Council remains committed to investing in the future of our children and young people. We continue to work to provide a high-quality sustainable education for all our learners. It's great to see the building of this exciting project moving forward."