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The High School Leckhampton is ready to open its doors
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The brand-new £35 million carbon neutral secondary school building in Cheltenham is complete. ready to welcome its first pupils next week.
On Monday 5 September, The High School Leckhampton on Farm Lane will open its doors to 243 Year 7 and Year 8 pupils.
The £35 million secondary school has state-of-the-art facilities, including six science labs, 10 ICT suites, a music suite, drama studio and a 400-seat auditorium. Its sports facilities include a full-size floodlit Astro-turf pitch, grass playing fields, sports hall, fitness suite and six outdoor tennis tables.
The total cost of the flagship project, including the school building, highways work to improve walking and cycling routes in the area, and carbon offsetting, is £35 million and represents a significant part of the county council’s £100 million investment into our county’s schools.
The school will create its own green energy using solar panels and be carbon neutral in line with the council’s pledge to reduce Gloucestershire’s carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030 and be carbon neutral by 2050.Â
It has been environmentally designed with tree and hedgerow planting on the school grounds and in nearby fields, with a long-term commitment made to manage those local habitats for the benefit of wildlife.
The High School Leckhampton is run by Balcarras Academy Trust. It will have a new Year 7 group join each year until eventually reaching its full capacity for 900 11–16-year-olds. For more information visit www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/the-high-school-leckhampton.