The demolition of the older parts of the school continues apace. The current areas being demolished are as far away from the day-to-day school as possible. This means that, remarkably, while whole classrooms and corridors are being removed, it is causing little to no disruption to learning.

The debris and remains are being removed on large vehicles once or twice every day. At worst, this leads to students pausing to cross over our site as the staffed crossing point for a minute or so. Above is an image of what remains of the English and maths corridors. Although this looks like significant work, and it certainly is, families can be assured that this location is around 100 metres away from the playgrounds and the replacement buildings. 

The next stage

The majority of demolition closer to the occupied school buildings is scheduled for the summer holidays. At present, all works are on schedule and the first benefit we will see will be that by October half term the site of the building being demolished will be replaced with a ‘multi-use games area’ (or MUGA). That will also then open up a second walkway around the site, making it easier for students and staff to cross the school site.