A LIVERPOOL primary school is set to bolster Merseyside’s first charitable trust.

Liverpool secondary schools Childwall college and Broadgreen international school joined together and became a charity in April, 2008.

The Government and Liverpool Council endorsed plans which saw them form a charitable trust board to include representatives and formally share the expertise from the business community, Liverpool primary care trust and John Moores and Hope Universities.

But, after less than 18 months, Childwall College withdrew from the partnership with headteacher Dewi Phillips, stressing the school should switch its focus closer to home and the Childwall area, “based on what both the governors and the community are telling me”.

But the Daily Post can reveal that Broadgreen Primary School is set to fill the void and formally cement its already close working relationship with close neighbour Broadgreen International School.

The school will begin official consultation with parents on the trust model at the end of June.

It follows a meeting between the primary school’s governors and trust representatives described by the governing body as “open and positive”.

Yesterday, Ian Andain, headteacher of Broadgreen International, said that, should the primary decide to come on board and join the trust, it would be welcomed with open arms.

Benefits of the school’s involvement, he said, would include an extension of a “happy hour” scheme allowing the primary pupils to familiarise themselves with the secondary school through activities ranging from swimming to a tour of the IT suite.

But, with schools forced to tighten their belts in tough economic times, Mr Andain said the partnership would also bring financial benefits.