Cambridgeshire new town plans secondary school

Northstowe, a new town on the site of the former RAF Oakland barracks in Cambridgeshire has submitted plans to build an 1,800-place secondary school.

The school will serve a community which is set to expand to include 10,000 properties and 25,000 residents. The initial phase of the Northstowe development will consist of 1,500 homes, a community building, shops, business premises, open space and sports facilities.

The local authority hopes to secure full planning permission by September this year with construction expected to start in the autumn or winter.

The new school will include two artificial pitches, hard courts, a dance studio, an activity studio, a 400-seat theatre, a café, a fitness gym, a community meeting room and a four-court sports hall – growing to eight courts in a later phase.

The project will also include specialist drama, music and art spaces, which will be open to the local community.

There are also plans for the scheme to include a primary and nursery school on the same site.