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£13.7m rebuild of Taunton primary school "paused" by Somerset Council
['Daniel Mum']
Somerset County Gazette | News
Entrance to Wellsprings Primary School on Crowcombe Road in Taunton (Image: Daniel Mumby)The existing hall was built using the Orlit construction method - a form of prefabricated reinforced concrete used extensively in school buildings between the 1950s and 1970s.
A spokesperson said: "The Wellsprings School major project within the school condition programme has been paused.
"This is due to a submission for funding being made to the DfE’s school rebuilding programme.
Entrance to Wellsprings Primary School on Crowcombe Road in Taunton (Image: Daniel Mumby)"There are no plans to demolish the school hall at this early stage.
"We will await the outcome of the school rebuilding programme bid submission and continue to monitor the structure in the intervening period.