A north Powys primary school is set to switch to Welsh-medium education next year under plans set to be approved by cabinet next week.

Powys County Council says it plans to alter the language provision at Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon in Trefeglwys, near Llanidloes, so that it becomes a Welsh-medium education setting, which it says will ensure that all pupils attending the school become fully bilingual in Welsh and English.

It is currently a dual-stream school providing English-medium and Welsh-medium education for pupils aged 4 to 11.

At the launch of a consultation on the proposed change in February, it was revealed there were less than 15 pupils in the English-medium stream, which the county council said presented "a challenge to the school in providing appropriate provision" for some learners.

The council say the changes are part of plans to improve access to Welsh-medium education provision across all key stages.

The plan will go under scrutiny on Tuesday, September 14 when the council cabinet will consider an objection report on two objections received since the publication of a formal statutory notice of the change in June.

"The proposed change would be introduced on a phased basis, year-by-year, starting with Reception in September 2022," said a spokesperson.

"It would not affect those pupils already at the school – pupils currently accessing English-medium provision at the school would be able to continue to access this provision until they leave school."

The county council says Cabinet will be asked to approve the proposal to make a regulated alteration to alter the medium of instruction at Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon from dual-stream to Welsh-medium on a phased basis, year-by-year, starting with Reception in September 2022.

Leader of Powys County Council, Cllr Rosemarie Harris, said: "Moving Ysgol Dyffryn Trannon along the language continuum will help us meet the aims and objectives within our Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys.

“It will also 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.”