A fire-hit Aberdeen school will close permanently in April.
There have been no pupils registered at Cordyce School in Dyce since last August and in November a blaze destroyed much of the building.
At last month’s budget talks, councillors approved the permanent closure of the school.
However, the decision had to go to the Scottish Government, which has now confirmed it will not stand in the way of the plan.
In January, councillors on the education committee heard that demolishing the main building would save the taxpayer £82,000 a year in business rates.
Following the decision to close the school, the Scottish Government had a six-week period in which they could ‘call in’ the decision for review.
Last night the city council said they had not chosen to do so.
An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: “The Scottish Government has notified Aberdeen City Council that it is not going to call in the council’s recent decision to close Cordyce School, leaving it for the Council to proceed with plans to close the school effective as of April 1.
“The Scottish Government said in the notification that Scottish Ministers considered that Aberdeen City Council had fulfilled its obligations under the Schools Consultation Act 2010 and consequently decided not to call-in the proposal.”
Cordyce School in Dyce provided secondary education for pupils with additional support needs.
A review carried out in 2013/14 into inclusion made a number of recommendations to Aberdeen City Council, including introducing pupils with these needs into mainstream education.
Education convener John Wheeler said: “We are transforming the way in which we educate children and young people with additional support needs away from specialist schools to an inclusive approach at local mainstream schools with appropriate support in place.”
