Major school expansion set to go ahead despite fears of traffic 'chaos'

12 NEW CLASSROOMS WILL CREATE SPACE FOR 300 EXTRA PUPILS

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

THE multi-million pound expansion of a school in Nottingham is expected to be approved to help solve a shortage of classroom places.

Under the plans a three-court sports hall and 12 new classrooms could be built at the Bluecoat Wollaton Academy (BWA), a Christian faith school off Sutton Passeys Crescent.

The expansion would allow the school to enrol 300 more pupils, bringing the total to 1,050. Councillor Ethan Radford, the deputy leader of Nottingham City Council, previously said there has been a 32 per cent increase in demand for secondary school places in Nottingham.

Pressures on pupil places are expected to continue up to 2029. The expansion would increase fulltime staff from 87 to 90, and the number of part-time staff by seven, to 34.