The proposed development comprises of a new school building with associated landscaping, playing fields and sports provision, parking and other infrastructure, and the demolition of the existing school buildings. The proposed site plan and model sketches avaliable to view on this website provide an indicative layout of the proposal.

Cranbourne has been selected as part of the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme (SRP) which carries out major rebuilding and refurbishment projects at educational buildings across England, with buildings prioritised according to their condition. Cranbourne has been identified for priority funding under the SRP due to the discovery of RAAC and the condition of the existing buildings.

The new school building will be three storeys in height, stepping down to the north. The proposed building will be located on the eastern playing fields, running parallel to the existing internal road in the centre of the site. The existing vehicular and pedestrian accesses will be retained.

The new building will accommodate general teaching facilities, an assembly hall, dining hall, library and specialist teaching facilities for subjects such as DT, art, science and music. The building will also accommodate small group and SEN resource spaces, as well as staff and administration facilities. The sports facilities will provide an indoor swimming pool, sports hall and an activity studio with associated changing and storage facilities. The new school building will be net zero carbon in operation through efficient design and a variety of sustainability measures.

The school will remain operational during the construction period. Students will remain within the existing school buildings until the new school building is ready for occupation, at which point the students will move into the new building enabling demolition of the existing school buildings and the reprovision of the new playing fields and sports provision.