A consultation to decide if a dual-stream village school should deliver all its lessons in Welsh will go ahead next month.
Powys County Council wants Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon to become a Welsh-medium school following a drop in pupils being taught in English.
If the proposal goes ahead, changes would be introduced on a phased basis, year-by-year, starting with the school’s Reception class in September 2022.
The consultation is expected to be launched in February.
Council leader Cllr Rosemarie Harris, said: "The number of English-medium pupils at Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon has decreased over recent years.
“Currently there are less than 15 pupils in the English-medium stream and this causes a challenge to the school in providing appropriate provision for these learners.
“One of the aims in our Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys is to improve access to Welsh-medium provision across all key stages. We also have an objective in the strategy to move schools along the language continuum.
“In order to meet these aims and objectives, we want to move Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon along the language continuum. This would ensure that all pupils attending the school have the opportunity to become fully bilingual, fluent in both Welsh and English, therefore contributing to the Welsh Government’s aspiration to achieve a million Welsh speakers by 2050.
“We will now start formal consultation on the proposal to change the language provision at Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon so that it starts it journey towards becoming a Welsh-medium education setting.”
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