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Welsh councils this month made decisions on school closures and openings, special school space, and school repairs, while budgets and additional learning needs (ALN) funding remained pressure points. Carmarthenshire, Powys, Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea took some of the main decisions.[7][8][4][2][5]
Written in November 2026 from council records since 20 September 2026, open consultations and official sources. Written automatically, then checked: every point names its sources and every figure appears in them. Follow the links to check anything before relying on it.
Councils run community schools, fund every state school, provide school transport and support pupils with additional learning needs. They plan school places, including Welsh-medium places under a ten-year plan.
The Cabinet decides on school changes, such as opening, closing or merging schools, after a formal consultation. Head teachers and governing bodies run each school day to day.
Proposals to change a school must be consulted on, and anyone can respond. Parents can also become school governors.
| Council | Items | With a decision |
|---|---|---|
| Powys | 93 | 65 |
| Carmarthenshire | 91 | 71 |
| Pembrokeshire | 69 | 60 |
| Flintshire | 65 | 50 |
| Swansea | 65 | 42 |
| Cardiff | 53 | 50 |
| Caerphilly | 53 | 0 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 52 | 46 |
| Monmouthshire | 48 | 11 |
| Ceredigion | 44 | 38 |
| Gwynedd | 43 | 38 |
| Newport | 43 | 22 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 42 | 28 |
| Conwy | 40 | 36 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 39 | 28 |
| Wrexham | 36 | 32 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 29 | 24 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 27 | 23 |
| Denbighshire | 22 | 17 |
| Bridgend | 18 | 0 |
| Torfaen | 10 | 7 |
Decided: The decision approved the appointment of school governors, as set out in the agenda pack.
Decided: The Council endorsed the appointment in principle of Tracey Dyson as a local authority governor at Ysgol Bro Helyg, Tredegar, on the recommendation of the Advisory Panel for Local Authority Governors.
Decided: The Committee resolved to endorse the amended consultation document for consideration by Cabinet.
Decided: The meeting approved the appointment of school governors, as set out in the agenda pack. School governors help oversee how a school is run.
Decided: The Committee deferred the application so that members could visit the site. The reason given was to view the site in light of concerns about highway impacts and safety.
Decided: The meeting approved the five-year plan, a statutory document the Council must produce for youth work, and agreed that it be submitted to Welsh Government. A councillor raised concern about future funding for employability programmes, including Jobs Growth Wales Plus, citing Welsh figures of about 55,000 young people not in education, employment or training (NEET); Councillor Carter said he would support writing to Welsh Government.
Decided: The meeting approved the use of the former St Mary's Primary School as temporary extra space for Greenfield Special School until the new special school opens in September 2029. It also approved the estimated extra revenue (running) costs from April 2027, for inclusion in budget setting and medium-term financial planning.
Decided: Cabinet approved the financial categorisation of schools for 2026/27, as shown in Appendix 1.
Decided: Cabinet discussed and noted the draft Bright Futures Education Strategy 2026-2030 before Full Council considers it in November.