GROUND is to be broken on the build of a new primary school in Stirling over the coming weeks.
Work on the South Stirling Gateway site is due to begin in late June, with it being built in the heart of a development site by McLaughlin & Harvey.
Stirling Council said the school, which will feature seven classrooms, is anticipated to be completed by the beginning of the 2026/27 academic term and will be followed by a four-classroom extension in 2033/34 depending on roll estimates.
The new school will be constructed alongside external sports and landscaping and be linked to active travel routes to and from Bannockburn and its surrounding areas. Planning permission for the school was granted at the planning and regulation panel on the 25 February 2025.
Pending approval from councillors, the new school will be named Corbiewood Primary School. It will be the first new school built within the Stirling Council area to support population growth since Newton Primary School opened its doors in 1996.
Chris Boyle, framework director at McLaughlin & Harvey, said, “We are delighted to be delivering a new primary school for Stirling Council that will be at the heart of the South Stirling Gateway development. This project offers the chance for us to deliver a modern, exciting building, which can help achieve educational excellence.
“Our early partnership with the council, facilitated through the SCAPE Framework, has been the catalyst for designing a truly sustainable project within the agreed budget and timescales. We look forward to continuing our work with Stirling Council to construct a building which can inspire future generations of young people.”
Stirling Council’s children and young people convener, councillor Danny Gibson, said, “An exciting milestone in the South Stirling Gateway development has being reached with the appointment of a contractor to build this brand new primary school that will serve this emerging community.
“This modern, state of the art school epitomises Stirling Council’s commitment to its ongoing investment in learning infrastructure for our children and young people and will help the new community to continue to thrive.
“Work will get underway shortly and we will keep local people updated throughout the construction. I can’t wait to see the progress of the new school as it develops in tandem with the new housing development over the coming months and years. This is another sign that Stirling is continuing to flourish and grow.”
