A new sixth form centre has recently opened at Windsor Girls’ School as part of an ongoing investment by the Royal Borough to meet the demand for school places.
The investment of £3.6million features six new classrooms at the front of the school and two all-weather sports pitches.
The move boosts the number of students admitted in each year group from 208 to 230.
The project has been delivered by the Royal Borough’s Property Company on behalf of the council’s children’s services partner Achieving for Children.
The team worked closely with the school to make sure that the new facilities met their requirements.
The facilities opened at the school in September.
In recent years, expansion works have also been carried out at Dedworth Middle School, Windsor Boys’ School, Cox Green School, Charters School, Furze Platt Senior School and St Peter’s Middle School, following an investment in primary and first schools.
Through funding from the Government, the council itself and infrastructure contributions from developers, the expansion of these secondary schools followed the expansion of primary schools, responding to a rise in pupils flowing through the education system.
Cllr Amy Tisi, cabinet member for children’s services, education and Windsor, said: “We’re so proud to have high quality comprehensive schools in the Royal Borough, which provide a fantastic education to help local young people get the best start in life.
“This great new Sixth Form Centre is part of our ongoing work to ensure there’s sufficient capacity to meet projected demand for pupil places where it’s needed, and I’m so pleased to see it completed and in use by the students and teachers.
“The council has a legal duty to ensure there are sufficient school places to meet demand, and this is an important part of our ongoing investment in schools and our children’s future.”
Peter Griffiths and Eimear O’Carroll, co-headteachers at Windsor Girls’ School, said: “To start the academic year with this brand-new building was an amazing start to the year.
“Our students are thoroughly enjoying the new space. We now have a first-class facility to house our first-class teaching and learning.”
The project’s main contractor was Management and Construction Services Ltd (MCS) and the lead architect was Edgingtons.
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