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School leaps into 21st century with English block expansion

Gloucestershire County Council has approved a £208k investment into a county secondary school, to increase its capacity by 60 places.

The expansion will create an all-new English block at Cirencester Deer Park School, providing the school with eight new classrooms, state-of-the-art energy efficiency, a redesigned reception area and a modern appearance for the front of the school.

Work started in July 2017 and is expected to be completed in May. The new building is on target, on budget and should be ready for use in June 2018.

The total cost of the project is £1.63 million. The council has approved £208,000 from s106 developer funds towards the project. An additional £1.33 million has been funded through an Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) bid, with Cirencester Deer Park School contributing the final £100,000.

The work is being carried out by Feltham Construction, based in Newbury.

These modern classrooms will provide the school with up-to-date facilities for a critical subject and create an additional staircase in the main block of the school that will ease congestion.

Head teacher, Ms Chiquita Henson, said: "We're really looking forward to moving into the new block in the next few months and teaching in the new English classrooms. The new building will be such an improvement on our current classrooms for this subject.

"The new block will also make a significant difference to the external appearance of the front of the school, bringing it into the 21st century and improving the welcome to the school."

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