Dear community member
I am writing with our latest update for you on progress with our work to expand and improve school capacity in the Dargavel area.
Thistle Primary School update
As we previously let you know, it has now been agreed the new primary school being built in Dargavel will be called Thistle Primary, after a public vote of pupils at Dargavel and Bishopton Primaries and local residents earlier this year.
Our contractors are currently on site doing civil engineering works to prepare the ground for construction starting later this year and this work is progressing well.
The entrance to the new school will be from the new Western Link Road currently being built by BAE, which will connect Arrochar Drive with the north end of Craigton Drive, and which is expected to be open later this year.
The new school remains on track to be open for August 2027. When built, it will include a full-size sports pitch and facilities available for the whole community.
Below are some of the previously-shared artists’ impressions of how it will look. These images show the outside of the building from the west side, and how the dining space and first-floor walkway will look.
