Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

A new primary school will be built east of T|rowbridge.

A new 210 place school will be built by developers in the new 'east of Trowbridge' housing development. It will have scope to expand to 420 places in future years.

Six bids were received to run the new school and these were whittled down to two for interview.

The interviews were held on 20th May.

At the cabinet meeting taking place today the 'preferred bidder' will be agreed by cabinet for recommendation to the Department for Education who will hopefully endorse the decision.

The details of the applicants has not been made public - nor has the identity of the 'successful' bidder.

The decision will be made at the end of the meeting when it is recommended that the press and public be excluded as 'exempt' information would be likely to come into the public domain.