Despite some pauses to work due to having to deal with asbestos removal, works are progressing well.  There will be a slight delay to the project completion to the New Build Section A.  The completion date for the new Dining Hall and kitchen will be October half term.

The next schedule of works includes, amongst other things, cladding to the sports hall, roof finishes to the teaching and changing block, plastering and screeding in the teaching block and external drainage works.

The construction phase is scheduled for 70 weeks with a project completion date of

21 January 2022. It is the intention that the new buildings are complete for September 2021 and all re-furbished areas completed by 5 November 2021 with one area (1 x Science Lab) now delayed to 15 December.

As a reminder. The expansion works will bring the following improvements and new facilities for the school site:

• A new and larger Sports Hall including new changing rooms, toilets and classroom facilities.  

• A new Fitness Suite.

• A Dance Studio establishing a fantastic Performing Arts facility.

• A new block for Maths and English which will offer greatly improved facilities for both these departments.

• 3 new Science labs will give our school a fantastic suite of 9 Science Labs.

• Humanities will be extended to 10 classrooms and Business and IT will benefit from 4 classrooms all located together.

• A new Music Suite which will include 3 dedicated practice rooms and a new recording studio facility.

• A much larger Dining Room and new kitchen which will offer a seated area for all students at lunch. A new large social quad adjacent to the Dining Room will give a greatly enhanced environment for our students during these social times.

• Pastoral and SEN will move to a new location together which will deliver a more co-ordinated approach to supporting students’ needs.

• A new larger additional Sixth Form Study Room and a dedicated dining space for Sixth Form use only.