Catholic Education Proposal

Recently, the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham (the Diocese) and Flintshire County Council (the Council), published a proposal to reorganise the Catholic education provision in Flintshire.

The Diocese and the Council sought the views of key stakeholders on a proposal to:

• Close St Anthony’s Catholic VA Primary School in Saltney, which will cease to operate by 31 August 2026.
• Amalgamate St David’s Catholic VA Primary School in Mold, St Mary’s Catholic VA Primary School in Flint and St Richard Gwyn Catholic VA High School in Flint.
• Amalgamation would see the individual schools close by 31 August 2026 and a new amalgamated English medium 3-18 Catholic Voluntary Aided school, with a new name and school number, opened in September 2026, operating over the three current sites.
• Move the new school to the new buildings from 01 September 2029.

The formal consultation period commenced on Tuesday 3 June 2025 and ended on Friday 18 July 2025.

The Consultation Report summarising the issues raised during consultation alongside the Council's response is made available at the links below.

Consultation Report