What the consultation is
This consultation is for parents and carers of pupils who attend or due to attend a school in Johnstone.
We’re looking for your feedback on proposals to invest in education provision.
This includes:
- a new Johnstone High School
- a redesign of Johnstone’s primary school estate.
There are 3 options for investment in Johnstone High School:
- to retrofit the existing building
- build a new school on the same site, or
- build a new school on a new site (the Beith Road playing fields).
The proposals for the Johnstone primary redesign would see:
- Cochrane Castle and Fordbank merged into one school in the existing Fordbank building
- St David’s and St Margaret’s merged into one school in the West Johnstone Joint Campus building
- Auchenlodment and Thorn merged into one school in one of three possible locations (see below)
- no changes to St Anthony’s Primary.
The options for the merged Auchenlodment/Thorn all include a combined school with a nursery and community spaces. They are:
- a new-build school on the current Thorn site
- to retrofit and extend the existing Auchenlodment building
- a new-build school on the current Auchenlodment site
- a new-build school on a new site (the open land at Poplar Avenue).
Why we’re consulting
These proposals aim to improve learning environments, support better outcomes for children and young people, and ensure school provision meets future needs.
We want to gather views from parents, carers, pupils, staff and the wider community to help inform the next stage of planning.
Councillors will be asked to agree a preferred option for each project next year, and your views will help us decide what that should be.
How you can tell us what you think
All public engagement events have now finished.
Thanks to everyone who came along. We'll use your feedback to help decide the next stage of planning.
We'll report the outcome to elected members and share this with the community.
An update on the outcome of this consultation is expected later in 2026.
Key dates
Consultation phase
Open for feedback
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Closed and reviewing feedback
Monday 6 July 2026
Outcome available
Tuesday 1 December 2026
How we’re using your data and your feedback
We'll use the information you submit to:
- process this consultation
- check and compare information with our existing records like responses from previous consultation
- possibly share details with other council services and partners if required.
Consultation responses will be publicly available on request. If you want to keep your response private, tell us when you submit your response. We may still be obliged to disclose your response, on request, due to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and so, we cannot guarantee complete confidentiality.
See more information on how the council handles your personal information.
