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Plans unveiled for a new city SEN school

Coventry Telegraph

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November 18, 2025

ASINGLE-STOREY office block sandwiched between houses and the canal in Foleshill could be turned into a school for children with special education needs if planners give it the green light.

- By DAVID LAWRENCE Local Democracy Reporter

Plans unveiled for a new city SEN school

The access to the proposed new school in George Eliot Road

Guildhall Academy Ltd is seeking permission for the change of use, explaining that there was an ‘acute need’ in Coventry.

A planning statement sent to Coventry City Council explains that 65b George Eliot Road has had a varied history having been a nursery, care home and council training centre. The new plans would see up to 35 children attend the school along with 15 members of staff.

The document, drawn up by Worcester-based consultants Addison Rees, states:

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