A council that miscalculated the size of a new primary school says it has reached a deal for a second school.

Renfrewshire Council's blunder left families at Dargavel new-build estate short of up to 1,000 primary places.

But it said an "agreement in principle" had now been made with landowners BAE Systems for the handover of a new school site for the village.

The school would take 800 pupils in a new catchment area, with an artificial sports pitch for community use.

It is expected to be built by August 2027.

Renfrewshire Council put the cost of building the school and extending the existing primary at £75m.

In a letter to parents at Dargavel Primary, the council's head of education Julie Calder said the project would move ahead immediately if plans were agreed.

She said: "We have now appointed space planners to help scope out what should be in the new school development.

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