Prestwick Catholic primary keen to retain own identity when moving into new super-school

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St Ninian’s Primary School in Prestwick is looking ahead to new beginnings – as the school gets set to move to a shared campus after the summer holidays.Around 127 P1 to P7 pupils and 38 early years pupils will make the move over to the new Prestwick educational campus which is an £18 million ‘super-school’ also taking in Glenburn Primary.The campus is currently being constructed on the Glenburn footprint on Sherwood Road and will be home to fantastic facilities to benefit both schools and which St Ninian’s head teacher Jackie McPeake says ‘the children deserve’.Jackie, who has worked at the school for seven years and headed it up for the last three, said: “We’re two separate schools and both schools are really proud of who we are.“We’re steeped in history.“It’s really important that the whole school community knows that, yes, we’re moving to a shared campus but we are retaining our separate identities.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.“We’re looking forward to the facilities that the children deserve and the opportunity to work with the staff and pupils of Glenburn.St Ninian’s opened in 1965 with the first pupil signing the school’s admission register – which still logs every pupil to this day – in August of that year.The Catholic school are proud of their Christian faith with pupils enjoying hymns during assembly and attending Mass at nearby St Quivox’s