School roll blunder to impact on Erskine high school as capacity saga rumbles on

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Portacabins will be installed at Park Mains High School within the next year as council bosses are accused of short-changing taxpayers again.Renfrewshire Council has confirmed five Portacabins will be installed at Park Mains during the 2023/24 academic year.It is estimated the cost will be in excess of £1 million.The news comes after it was revealed that developers at Dargavel Village have committed to funding only 200 additional spaces at the Erskine school.But the local authority’s catastrophic error with projected pupil numbers at Dargavel Primary – where 548 places were created instead of 1,100 – means hundreds more will likely be needed.The gap means the council could be forced to pay for half the expansion at the school, as well as the costs of the new Portacabins.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.Available on both Android and Apple.

Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialAlan Kelly, chairman of Dargavel Primary School parent council, said the mistake with pupil numbers has far-reaching consequences.He said: “Like the rest of the parent council, I want to move forward and work constructively with Renfrewshire Council, but these revelations of additional mistakes are