A two form entry primary school with places for 420 children has been granted planning permission in Wallingford.

The newly approved St Nicholas C.O.E Primary School will include 14 classrooms and a 30 place nursery.

It will form part of the larger Highcroft development, which will see 555 homes built to the west of the town on land off Wantage Road.

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When the Highcroft plans were approved in 2017, permission was only granted for a one-form entry primary school - a smaller model of school with just one class for each year group.

When the developers revised their plan to a two form entry primary school – which would provide two classes for each year – they were forced to make a whole new application for the larger design.

The new application was approved by South Oxfordshire District Council on Friday, September 1.

The plans had been supported by Wallingford Town Council.