A MOSSLEY primary school is to finally get a new entrance – but will have to wait a little longer.
Milton St John’s, on Mill Lane, has had visitors to the site coming through the playground – and be among its pupils.
But the next school year will see a new way in – and fire exit – put on to the building – mean-ing the two can be kept separate.
Visitors will enter direct from Mill Lane and wait in a new area after the work by Tameside Council is completed.
However, Milton St Johns’ location, on a steep slope, means it will not be ready for when school reopens in September.
It also means pupils who have just completed year three will stay in the same classroom for year four.
A spokesman said: “After many years of waiting, we are really pleased to let you know that the local authority has agreed to add a further entrance/fire exit to the main school.
“Once completed, visitors will enter the main school gate from Mill Lane rather than have to come through the playground to get to the office area.
“The project does involve a lot of work and although it will start in the summer holidays, due to the nature of the elevations and amount of work needed, it will not be completed when we return to school in September unfortunately.
“In preparation for the work to be conducted, our current Year 4 class has moved into another classroom next week (their previous Year 3 classroom).
“This will become the new Year 4 classroom moving forwards from September.
“Although there will be disruption in the new term, we are really pleased that it is going ahead and it will really make a huge difference to the logistics of school life.”