The local authority had planned to relocate Linburn Academy pupils because they said the premises were no longer fit-for-purpose.
However, Kirkriggs, now a primary for children with additional learning needs, who would have also moved elsewhere, has been rejected as the new site.
Michelle Leitch, chairwoman of the Linburn parent council, said: “We’ve won the first part – we didn’t want to have to move that far away. The parents are feeling good but a bit unsettled now as we don’t know what the solution will be.
“We’re really happy because we’re not going to Kirkriggs – that was our main aim, for our children not to have to travel that far and lose out on all their facilities.
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