A multi-million pound investment to double the capacity of a Blackpool school has been given the go ahead.
Last December the council’s executive also approved £4.8m of investment in the school which caters for pupils with a wide range of special educational needs including both physical and learning disabilities. Currently the school , which won the School of the Year award at the National School Awards in 2021, has a capacity for 79 pupils, although there are currently 112 on the roll meaning it is operating around 40 per cent above capacity.
The ground floor of the new building will comprise facilities for post-16 students, alongside a new kitchen that will serve the whole school . There will also be a community cafe at the front of the school designed for post 19 students to gain employment skills.