New Classrooms Opened in September 2005
Building work was completed for the final addition
to the North Field Development in July 2005
. The completed wing, named the Sutton Building,houses Art, English, Modern Foreign Language, English as an Additional Language
and Learning Success Departments as well as providing a new Staff Common Room. These new classrooms link across to the Chris Penn Science Laboratories, opened in 1996, and now allows disabled access to all main teaching facilities.
This was the final stage of the whole development, costing almost £5million which was started in 1996.
The Future
A revised Development Plan is being formulated for the next 5 to 10 years, to take into account trends in independent education as a result of demographic changes and a declining birth rate. The following items are being considered.
- The provision of high quality girls boarding accommodation and extension of the existing facilities.
- The building of new Preparatory Department facilities, classrooms and Junior boarding house.
- The building of a multi-purpose Hall for Sport and the Performing Arts. A new Dining Hall with the most up to date facilities.
- The creation of additional car parking on the school campus.
This is likely to involve a further £5 million of expenditure over the next 5 to 10 years.