The Primary Schools Organisation leaflet sets out the background

The local council have put forward options including linking schools under one head or creating area schools.

But one parent Gareth Rennie said the feeling was that the council had already made up its mind on the matter.

Council leader Richard Parry Hughes said the meeting had been constructive and everything said would be "carefully noted".

Mr Rennie added: "Any change is a cause for concern, but the main concern here is that the decision and the strategy for this change has already been formed by the council.

"The voice of the parents seems to be a secondary thing."

If we have this experiment for the next five years, we can't then go back if it doesn't work Euron Jones, parent

Others said they felt the council were forcing change on all small schools in Gwynedd without taking into account the differences in various areas.

"The situation (for small schools) is not the same in every area of Gwynedd, the council should be looking at each area in turn," said Nia Gruffudd.

"We haven't had a full explanation of how the change will affect us either - we've seen nothing up to now that has convinced us that any change is necessary," she said.

'Made an effort'

Another parent Euron Jones added: "Parents do feel strongly about the matter because you can't play around with children's education.

"If we have this experiment for the next five years, we can't then go back if it doesn't work."

Gwynedd council's review is in the wake of falling pupuil numbders, with each primary pupil costing the authority around �3,000 to educate in the current set-up.

Councillor Richard Parry Hughes said: "We've made an effort to listen to the parents by having small discussion groups," he said.

"Everything said has been carefully noted and will be put on the council's website.