A SCHOOL which has been without a permanent home for 15 years has been placed top of a list of priority schemes.

And when the next round of Government cash is made available, St Saviour's Primary School, in Stubbylee Lane, Bacup will be the first to benefit by about £1 million.

Headteacher Gillian Johnson was overwhelmed by the news.

She said: "We danced with delight when the announcement was made.

"We have been in temporary accommodation since 1982 and the situation is no longer reasonably acceptable.

"The buildings we have been using are very cramped and starting to crumble quite badly."

St Saviour's were forced to move because the school's original buildings had structural faults.

Mrs Johnson says the current cramped conditions have affected children's education and lessons have started to suffer.

Education chiefs at Lancashire County Council have drawn up a list of schemes which are in line for funding under the Government's New Deal initiative.

And a replacement building for St Saviour's at a cost of more than £1 million has been given top priority.

Mrs Johnson added: "There are still a lot of ifs and bits and a lot depends on how the Government decides to share out the funding.

"But when the next money is made available we will be the ones to benefit."

St Theodore's High in Burnley, Nelson's St Paul's CE Primary and Waterfoot County Primary have been added to the list.

All three are in need of new central heating boilers.

Burnley Barden High and Nelson Bradley County Primary are also on the list because they are in need of roof repairs.

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