Liberal Democrats today from central St Albans have welcomed the fact that the county council Cabinet has agreed to open a new two form entry primary school in central St Albans. The site includes the University Law School and some adjacent land.

Cllr Jack Pia, St Peter’s Ward, said: ‘We have been campaigning for a new school for some years and so I am delighted that we have now got to this stage..’

Cllr Chris White (St Peter’s and Clarence wards) said: ‘This is good news. There are some issues in relation to traffic to sort out but it means that fewer parents will have the misery of being assigned a school miles from where they live.’

Jack Pia in front of the new school site in St Albans

City centre schools are now seeing the vast majority of their children walking to school – in some cases as much as 90% of pupils arrive on foot.

Chris White and Jack Pia outside county hall on Monday