THE new Church of England primary and nursery school to be built for Exeter will be named Trinity, after its parish church.
The new school is to be built at Seabrook Orchards and will serve the Newcourt housing development on the south east fringe of Exeter.
The school takes the name from Trinity Church, which has only been a parish church since May last year, responding to the needs of the growing community. The name was suggested to parishioners, who all approved it.
Local vicar the Revd Jonny Elvin said: "There are three reasons why we've chosen the name Trinity. Firstly it is about partnership. Trinity Church of England Primary School will be school, families and church and community all working together for the best possible education of our children. It's also a new school in a new build area with a new parish church. And thirdly it reflects the ancient practice of naming a Church school after the parish in which it's situated."
A planning decision is expected early in the New Year for the earmarked site which is close to the development of the 700 new homes currently being built. The school will take children from September 2016.
Philip Mantell, Director of Education for the Diocese of Exeter, said: "I am delighted that the local community has agreed on the name of Trinity Church of England Primary and Nursery School. It links well with the name of the parish, which shows church and school as an integrated part of the combined service to the new community it will serve. I hope that the facilities will be well used by the community in its widest sense and that the parish will have its school as a place of worship, learning and play."
The Diocese of Exeter currently educates over 22,000 children in 130 church primary schools, secondary schools and academies across the county of Devon.
