Nantwich schools could benefit from a slice of an £8.1 million Government grant to create more school places in Cheshire East.
The handout is part of a national £2.35 billion injection into school places between 2014 and 2017.
Crewe & Nantwich MP Edward Timpson has welcomed the investment as demand for places in Nantwich primary and secondary schools are set to soar.
It is the first time local councils have had three-year allocations of funding to spend on school places.
Cheshire East Council can plan ahead and ensure every child has a school place.
Mr Timpson said: “The last government ignored the fact that rising birth rates meant we will need thousands more school places in the coming years, and did nothing to prepare.
“It is great news for young people in Crewe and Nantwich that this Government has found billions of extra funding to ensure every child has a place at school so that they can fulfil their potential.
“This is part of our long-term plan to create an education system that gives young people who want to work hard the skills they need to get on in life and have a more secure and better future.”
Education Secretary Michael Gove said: “Labour were warned repeatedly that they hadn’t done enough to plan for a growing population – and once more it’s been left to the Coalition Government to clean up the mess.
“We have more than doubled funding for new school places and we are also setting up great new free schools, which are giving parents a choice of high quality school places in areas Labour neglected.”
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