A vital facility for deaf children in Wirral will stay open, despite a recent proposal to scrap it.

The Hearing Support Base at Townfield Primary School, in Oxton, educates six deaf children, but earlier this month the school said they could not afford the Base and began a consultation on shutting it down.

Moira Loftus, the school’s headteacher, wrote a letter to parents saying the money provided through Wirral Council for the Base was not sufficient.

But the local authority said that letter contained misinformation and it was confident the Base is funded properly.

Since then, a solution has been found and Cllr Wendy Clements, chair of Wirral Council’s education committee, gave a joint statement agreed by the authority and the school.

Cllr Clements said: “The council and Townfield School have met recently to resolve the uncertainty around the Hearing Support Base, and are in mutual agreement that it should remain at the school.

“The Hearing Support Base has provided crucial educational support for children over many years and both parties are committed to keeping it at Townfield.

The Conservative councillor added: “To ensure the viability of the Base going forward, a funding solution has been agreed for this year and for future academic years.

“The education and wellbeing of pupils is the priority of both the school and council, so both parties are pleased to reassure families who benefit from the Base that it will remain at Townfield.

“The school and the council’s SEND [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities] team will continue to work closely to meet the needs of pupils.”

Barbara McDonnell, whose daughter Peyton attends the Base, said she was still not happy.

Barbara said she thought the school had taken the decision under pressure from parents and the council.

She feared that although the Base will be kept open, the school will not support it with the staffing levels necessary to make it work.

Cheryl Hardy, whose son Luke attends the Base, said: “Although it is good news that the Base will remain at Townfield, I do have serious concerns that the provision that was there previously will not be in place to support the children.”

In response to these concerns, a spokesperson for Townfield Primary said: “We don’t comment on individual employees in terms of their status.

“In respect of the future position, there are still ongoing communications and plans with Wirral [Council] so we cannot give you an answer just yet, however rest assured that with the extensive experience of the Head Teacher in [special educational needs] any provision in the Base will be of a high standard.”