Education Needs Primary and Secondary School Site Visits September/ October 2005

As part of the Local Development Framework evidence base, information is needed on education needs and priorities in the Borough. One part of this is to establish where school places are needed, and which schools, if any, could accommodate future school places need.

This report sets out the findings of site visits to some schools in the Borough by members of the planning and education departments. Each school is looked at in relation to school needs across the Borough, taking into account site designations and current issues identified.

Primary Schools Visited The Vineyard Primary Archdeacon Cambridge’s CE Primary Chase Bridge Primary Secondary Schools Visited Hampton Wick Infant Grey Court Orleans Infant Shene Scared Heart R C Primary Waldegrave Sheen Mount Primary St John the Baptist CE Junior Feasibility studies are currently being St Mary’s and St Peters CE Primary carried out for Teddington School and St Stephen’s CE Junior Whitton School

Archdeacon Cambridge’s CE Primary School The Green, Twickenham TW2 5TU Site Visit: 13/10/05 with Matthew Paul (Education, Arts & Leisure), meeting with Mrs J Foster, Head teacher.

Archdeacon Cambridge is a mixed infant and junior school with approximately 430 pupils from nursery to year 6. The site is located opposite Twickenham Green. The school currently has two forms of entry.

Previous site history • 04/4003/FUL redesign of junior playground and adjacent grass areas (GTD 10/02/2005). • 01/2763 proposed erection of timber pergola (GTD 18/10/2001); • 92/1816/FUL single storey extension to provide for new library and expansion of existing staff room (GTD 15/12/1992).

Site Constraints • Part of the site is within the Twickenham Green Conservation Area. • The site is adjacent to a Building of Townscape Merit (BTM).

Future Requirements Possible expansion to provide more storage space and classrooms.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Flow of school

1 • Storage • Access and security • Size of classrooms

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The site is relatively narrow at the front, extending part to a width of almost double that of the front. The school buildings for the lower and upper parts of the school are quite separate due to the school originally being built as two schools. Currently the front part of the school has the reception and year 1 classes and a school hall. A covered link provides a route to the upper part of the school, which also has the offices and kitchen. Some rooms in this part of the building are only suitable for small group work, but could be extended to the front to allow for a suitable sized classroom. Part of the building is two storeys; another possibility for expansion would be to create a two-storey block where there is currently only a single storey element, subject to feasibility survey and structural assessment.

There is a strip of land running along the rear of the site, with mature and semi- mature trees, this area has been develop by the school as a nature area. The GIS indicates that none of these trees are subject to preservation orders. Part of the single storey to the rear is staggered and infilling could create more storage and teaching space. The head teacher mentioned past problems with the residents of the dwellings to the rear of the school site.

The school currently has two school halls, although neither can hold the whole school in its entirety. Possibility of expanding the school hall to the front, but this could cause access problems. A legacy of the amalgamation of the two schools means that it has 2 separate playgrounds, which the head teacher felt were both being used to capacity. The school has no playing field, so this is the only space.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /extended schools programme The lack of storage space is an issue for the school. This results in a current problem of where to keep equipment for before- and after-schools clubs and other programmes in line with the extended schools agenda. Currently the school has an arrangement with a neighbouring nursery to provide after-school care for the children who require it.

Conclusions The site is relatively small and has access problems. The school could be expanded within its existing footprint in terms of classroom space but would need to be expanded outside of this with regard to the school hall and possible more storage. No designations would need to be changed to allow for this, but consideration would need to be given to the impact, if any, on the adjoining conservation area.

Chase Bridge Primary School Kneller Road Twickenham TW2 7DE Site Visit: 01/11/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler, Education, Arts & Leisure department, meeting with Mr B Neville (Head teacher).

Chase Bridge is a two-form entry primary school with 436 pupils. The site is located adjacent to Twickenham Rugby Stadium and in a residential area.

• Draws pupils from central Twickenham as well as Whitton/ Heathfield. • Could serve any new development in Crane Valley.

2 • Feasibility study done for expansion - Kneller Hall.

Previous site history • 0/3215 infill extension to provide toilet facilities for the disabled and a small office (GTD 11/12/2003). • 03/1420 Enclosure of existing area to enlarge two infant classrooms (GTD 13/06/2003). • Widening of access road (GTD 09/11/2001). • Erection of pre-fabricated two classroom unit and timber shed (GTD 09/08/2000); • 97/1535 single storey extension (GTD 01/07/1997). • 87/1894 single storey extension.

Site Constraints • Whole site in MOL

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Flow of school • MOL • River to east boundary

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The school is on a relatively large plot, although much of this space is towards the front of the school. The whole site is covered by MOL designation. Originally the whole school building was designed as two separate schools. This has made the internal flow of the school awkward in some areas, with access around the whole school only possible by walking through classrooms. The Head suggested that any development of the school should incorporate a more central office. The whole school building is currently single storey and there would be a possibility of creating a first floor over part of the building to make the school three-form entry. This would be subject to a feasibility study and structural assessment.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school currently has before- and after-school clubs running from approximately 8am until 5-6pm. The after school clubs have been running for nearly 15 years and the breakfast club started approximately 3 years ago. The school currently uses the dining hall and one of the school halls for these activities.

Conclusions The school could be extended at first floor level; this would retain the existing footprint of the building and may require a change to the designation over the existing building. The possibilities of upward expansion would limit any significant change to the MOL designation immediately surrounding the school. The need to expand the school could be necessary if any significant development takes place in the Crane Valley.

Hampton Wick Infants School Normansfield Avenue Teddington TW11 9DD Site Visit: 14/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler, Education, Arts & Leisure department, meeting with Headteacher Mrs Johnson-Paul.

3 Hampton Wick Infants is a two-form entry infant school with 176 pupils, from reception to year 2, at the school. The school is just under-subscribed.

Previous site history • The original large single storey school building was built in the 1970s. • New nursery extension currently under construction.

Site Constraints • Part of the site has OOLTI designation.

Future Requirements • The Teddington area is recognised as needing additional primary school places. • Expansion to accommodate additional pupils and to meet the needs of the extended schools agenda. • Through-school or two-form entry possibilities? These options would be linked to any development at St John the Baptist CE Junior School (as a link junior school).

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Size of school hall • Organisation of space

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The school building is all single storey, built in the 1970s. The site is fairly large and has a car park to the front and playground to the side and rear. The school has a small playfield. Adjacent to the west side of the school is the Wilderness conservation area and directly to the north is a conservation area. The school could expand upwards without the need to de-designate the OOLTI. This would be subject to feasibility study and structural assessment. The hall is currently not large enough to accommodate the whole school. This has the potential to be expanded to the front of the site.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme There is a nursery and a large communal room currently under construction. Facilities such as kitchen and toilets are also included. This flexible space could provide for the needs of the school under the extended schools programme.

Conclusions/ LDF Changes • The school could be expanded without the need to alter the OOLTI designation. • A first floor extension would need to take into account the OOLTI designation and the nearby conservation area.

Orleans Infant School Hartington Road Twickenham TW1 3EN Site Visit: 13/10/05 with Matthew Paul, Education, Arts & Leisure, meeting with Ms P Galton,Headteacher.

Orleans Infant is a three-form entry school with 270 pupils from reception to Year2. The school is oversubscribed and has a long waiting list.

4 Previous site history • 02/1143 Retention of temporary classroom unit for one year (REF 19/04/02); • 99/1184 Erection of one temporary classroom unit (GTD 19/08/1999); • 97/1381 Erection of entrance canopy (GTD 08/08/1997); • 96/0234/FUL Refurbishment of existing single storey building, including small infill extension at front to provide small hall and support facilities for school and local community (GTD 11/04/1996); • 88/2786/FUL New extension to provide assembly hall and replacement of 3 classrooms and toilet facilities (GTD 08/02/1989).

Site Constraints • The site has no designations, but is adjacent to Amyand Park Conservation Area and Buildings of Townscape Merit.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Small site • Popularity of school • Expansion possibilities

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The building is all single storey. The main school building dates from the 1930s with a later addition from the 1990s. The school could expand upwards with a first floor, but there is limited playground space. There is also a single story demountable classroom that is currently being used as an ICT suite.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school has a two-storey building to the rear of the playground which is currently used by the nursery on the ground floor and an after-school club on the first floor (‘Cupcakes’). Cupcakes is open until 6.30pm and is used primarily by parents of Orleans and St Stephens, although other children can also go to the club. There is the possibility of the hours of operation expanding to cover the whole day to provide care for those children who attend nursery on a part-time basis.

Conclusions • There is a possibility of the school being extending upwards. Subject to feasibility study and structural assessment. This option would be linked to any development at St Stephen’s CE Junior School (as a link junior school).

• No change of designation required.

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark’s Road Teddington TW11 9DD Site Visit: Site Visit: 13/10/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler (Education, Arts & Leisure department), meeting with Mr M Thompson (Headteacher).

Sacred Heart occupies a small site in Teddington, an area in demand of primary school places. The school currently only has one form of entry with 224 pupils on roll.

5 Previous site history • 02/0141 single storey extension to form new learning resource area (GTD 18/04/2000) • 99/2755 extension to school hall (GTD 13/12/1999)

Site Constraints • The site has no designations.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Small site

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space Sacred Heart is a small school. The majority of the building is two-storey, with part of the rear extension single storey. There is limited space around the school to expand sufficiently to provide additional classrooms and services to accommodate another form of entry.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme Currently part of the ground floor is occupied by a private nursery which is run independently from the school.

Conclusions The school is located on a small site, giving limited room to expand.

Sheen Mount Primary School West Temple Sheen London SW14 7RT Site visit: 12/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler, Education, Arts & Leisure Department, shown around by the Headteacher Mrs E England.

The school is a mixed two-form entry school, which currently has approximately 420 pupils between the ages of 4-11 years.

Previous site history • 93/0435/FUL Extension above toilet block to school to provide two extra class rooms; • 92/2029/FUL Erection of 'Elliot Medway' classroom (retrospective application) (GTD 04/03/1993)

Site Constraints • Part of the site is currently designated Other Open Land of Townscape Importance (OOLTI). • Part of the site is within the Christchurch Road Conservation Area. • The site is also adjacent to two Buildings of Townscape Merit.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Flow of school • Storage • Access and security

6 Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The current school buildings are part single storey and part two storey. An extension to the school hall is currently under construction, which, when completed, will almost double the size of the hall. The extension also includes a new entrance to the hall, a storage area and toilets allowing the hall to be hired independently of the main school building. Outside there are three demountable classrooms located at the rear of the playground. The school does have areas where it could expand. There is potential to extend the first floor over the existing single storey element to the main school building, which would entail the removal of two demountable classrooms. This would enable freer playground space for the children. The headteacher expressed the need for the reception classes to have their own outdoor play area and the possibility of building a purpose built reception class unit at the rear of the playground to replace the third double demountable classroom.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The extension of the school hall with a separate entrance, toilet and storage facilities allows this part of the building to be hired for functions or by community groups within the need to open up and have access to the main school building. The school currently runs after-school clubs in the hall and some classrooms.

Conclusions The school could expand successfully without the need to change any OOLTI designations. However, the impact on OOLTI, Buildings of Townscape Merits (BTM) and the Conservation Area would need to be taken into account with any proposal.

St John the Baptist C of E Junior School Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick KT1 4HQ Site Visit: 14/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler (Education, Arts & Leisure department), meeting with Mrs S Sawyer (Headteacher).

St John the Baptist is a two-form entry junior school, located in a residential area of Hampton Wick. The school currently has 205 pupils on roll.

Previous site history • OOLTI boundary changed to allow some expansion

Site Constraints • The whole site in designated OOLTI. • Part of the site is in Hampton Wick Conservation Area.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • School hall • OOLTI designation over whole site

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The school was built in 1963 and is mainly a two-storey building. Part of the front is single storey. The school could be extended upwards on this part, subject to feasibility study and structural assessment The school has a large field and playground. To the north of the school is an unused swimming pool. There is potential for the school to be extended northwards; this would require a change in the OOLTI designation, but would be away from the Conservation Area designation. The

7 school hall does not meet the needs, or accommodate the size, of the school. The school library has no disabled access. All the classrooms are fairly large and have recently been refurbished.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme After-school clubs are currently run, but there is no provision in line with the extended schools agenda.

Conclusions The school could be expanded to the side and above the existing single storey, but the OOLTI designation would have to be altered. A small section of the OOLTI could be taken out where the existing school building is, and it is not considered that this would affect the openness and character of the remaining part. The diocesan board would need to be in agreement with any future proposal.

St Mary’s and St Peter’s CE Primary School Somerset Road Teddington TW11 8RX Site Visit: 14/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler (Education, Arts & Leisure department), meeting with Mr J Logan (Head Teacher).

St Mary’s and St Peter’s school is located within a residential area of Teddington. The school currently has 406 pupils with two forms of entry. The school was expanded from one to two-form entry in 2002.

Previous site history • 05/0463/FUL erection of single storey extension to 2 no classrooms (GTD 11/04/2005); • 99/1951 proposed two-storey block containing four classrooms, staff accommodation, corridor, stair and entrance lobby (GTD 09/12/1999); • 99/0884 New single classroom and corridor link providing accommodation for 30 reception age children (GTD 11/06/1999); • 97/1406 single storey extension to form 2 classrooms (GTD 02/06/1997); • 95/1146/FUL Erection of single storey side extension (GTD 02/06/1995); • 94/0981 Erection of side extension to infants school and side extension to junior school (GTD 01/06/1994); • 93/0637/OUT Erection of 10 two-storey residential dwellings, associated parking and access (GTD 24/06/1993)

Site Constraints • Part of site is designated OOLTI.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Size of classrooms • Office space • Size of school hall

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The main school building is mainly single storey and two of the classrooms have been recently extended. The school has a large playing field and playground to the rear and side of the site. There is also the former caretaker’s bungalow that has

8 been converted into a nursery, and although the space provides good, additional facilities to the school, purpose-built facilities would better. Next to this building is a temporary double demountable classroom that is used for before- and after-school clubs. The school could be expanded with a second storey above the existing building without the need to alter the OOLTI designation.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school makes good use of the demountable classroom for the provision of a breakfast club and also has various after-school clubs, with the addition of sports clubs, e.g. football. The head-teacher expressed the idea of demolition of both the bungalow and demountable classroom and of building a purpose-built unit that would provide childcare in line with the extended schools programme and also to provide a centre for parents.

Conclusions Teddington has been identified by the Education Department as an area in need of primary school places. The school could extend and provide another form of entry without the need to alter the OOLTI boundaries. The diocesan board would need to be in agreement with any future proposal.

St Stephen’s CE Junior School Winchester Road Twickenham TW1 1LF Site Visit: 13/10/05 with Matthew Paul (Education, Arts & Leisure Department), meeting with headteacher.

St Stephen’s is located near to the A316 Chertsey Road and within a residential area. The school is three-form entry from year 3 to year 6 with 348 pupils on roll.

Previous site history • 01/2764 Proposed store extension, replacement fencing and new main entrance (GTD 30/11/2001); • 93/1607/FUL demolition of existing single storey extension and erection of a three-storey extension (GTD 31/01/1994); • 89/0329/FUL First floor extension.

Site Constraints • Part of the site is in an area liable to flood.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Small site • Lack of parking • Size of classrooms • Access

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The current building is predominantly two storey with an covered link to the adjacent St Stephen’s Hall. To the rear of the hall there are resource rooms for maths and music. The site is fairly small, and although there would be the possibility of a two storey extension to the link the hall and main building and a first floor extension on parts of the school hall the space surrounding the school may not be adequate for a

9 greater number of children. The headteacher expressed the idea of inserting a mezzanine floor into the hall as it currently has a high ceiling.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school has after-school clubs and the hall is used by the church. ‘Cupcakes’ located in the grounds of Orleans Infant school is used by some of the parents at St Stephen’s. A feasibility study completed on behalf of the diocese suggested the use of the playground as a car park at weekends, especially on days when there are matches or events at Twickenham Rugby Stadium.

Conclusions Overall the site may be too small to provide enough outdoor space, although there are areas that could be used to expand the building. Consideration of the area liable to flood would need to be taken into account, but no other specific designations exist for the site.

The Vineyard School Friars Stile Road, Richmond, TW10 6NE Site Visit: 12/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler, Education, Arts & Leisure Department, shown around by the caretaker.

The Vineyard School is a two-form entry mixed school, which currently has 400 pupils on roll. The school is located on Richmond Hill in a predominantly residential area. The current school building is single storey, with a small car park to the front, a playing field to the rear and playgrounds at the rear and sides.

Previous Site History • 04/1441/FUL Extension to provide accommodation for a new parent teaching association room and store. • 92/0388/FUL Construction of new glazed link to link to schools due to amalgamation.

Site Constraints • Part of the school playing field is OOLTI. • The whole site is within a Conservation Area. • The site is designated a proposal site.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Space • Car parking

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The school was built in the 1960s and is all single storey. All the classrooms have shared group working space and cloakrooms. There is a need for more classroom and group working space, as some of the classrooms are not an adequate size. Due to the single storey nature of the building adding a second storey is an option that would not result in any loss of OOLTI, however the appropriateness of this in a conservation area would have to be addressed.

There is also a treed area to the front of the school building that is unused and difficult to maintain; however, extending this would result in an increased footprint of the building.

10 Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme Within the school site is a private nursery that provides all day care. The school itself has some after-school clubs.

Conclusions There is potential to add a second storey on all or part of the school, adding classrooms, however there could be limited amount of room to expand provision to include additional and support facilities.

Grey Court School Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, TW10 7HN Site Visit: 05/10/05, 2pm with Beverly Butler & Matthew Paul (Education, Arts & Leisure), meeting with Ms R Jones (Head-teacher).

Grey Court is a mixed comprehensive school with approximately 980 pupils on roll. It is a specialist science, maths and computing college and currently has four forms of entry.

Previous site history

02/0820 Erection of a pre-fabricated classroom building (GTD 25/07/2002); 94/3478/FUL Erection of a single storey extension comprising music suite (GTD 02/02/1995); 92/0973/FUL Construction of single storey building for use as a day nursery (GTD 02/04/1993); 90/0016/FUL Adaptations to science block and addition of two labs at first floor level and extension comprising art and drama studios with ancillary areas (GTD 22/02/1990)

Site Constraints

• MOL, part removed at last UDP review to allow expansion (see attached map). • Tree Preservation Orders on the site. • Within the Thames Policy Area. • Newman House is Grade II Listed. • Green Chains.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Flexibility of existing space and need for more space • Suitability of existing buildings • Extended schools programme • Dual use and Community use of facilities: computing and sports.

A 25 acre site, much of which is located within Metropolitan Open Land designation. The surrounding area of Ham and Petersham contains a polarisation of wealth, with children attending the school coming from differing backgrounds.

11 Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The main school building dates from c.1950s and is both single and two storey, with a more recent extension to the southern end, incorporating some science labs, music, drama and art. Some rooms including science labs and home economics have been refurbished recently.

Due to the expansion of school places at primary level there is a need to plan for the future expansion of secondary education as these children move up from primary education. The possibility of adding one further form of entry at Grey Court was included within the Education Department’s submission of the ‘Building Schools for the Future: Pathfinder Proposal’ for PFI credits on 29 October 2003.

There are areas within the school that need updating to provide a more flexible learning space and also to keep up with changes in teaching methods and the curriculum. On the site there is a possibility to expand the school buildings either by redevelopment of part of the existing buildings or by expanding the first floor over existing single storey elements. There is a single storey building with a large footprint that is currently used as the ICT suite. This part of the site has the possibility of accommodating a two-storey building with additional classrooms and more flexible ICT space.

The school hall cannot accommodate the size of the school and needs to be larger for use as a canteen during lunchtimes. It has been suggested that the school hall could be expanded towards the rear of the drama studio, so that there would be a flexible space that could accommodate the school, be used for drama and also be used as part of the sports centre given the location and services that are provided in this area. This proposal would mean the re-designation of MOL boundaries to the east site of the school building.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme Any redevelopment of buildings could include flexible space, which could then also be used in conjunction with any community facilities on the site. The headteacher said that the polarisation between the areas of deprivation from which pupilsattend the school, is remarkable. Many families do not have a computer at home and a flexible space could be used to provide IT courses, etc.

The school has links with Richmond Adult Community College. The Newman House building at the front of the site is a shared resource between both the school and the college. The school is very keen to develop further links and school to provide ‘twilight hours’ courses. Redevelopment of the art/design/technology block to the north end of the school could see the inclusion of the site being used as an extended school, for example providing courses between 3 and 7 pm.

The sports facilities include a sports hall, gym hall and changing rooms. There is a proposal for the school to incorporate a dual use sports centre with the possible expansion of the sports facilities so they can be used by the community, similar to those already established at Shene and Whitton schools. This proposal would include building within the existing footprint of the building by filling in part of the ‘quad’ open space.

If community/dual use is developed on the site there are potential issues with the car parking. Currently there are two separated entrances serving two smaller car parks within the school grounds. The main entrance has no room for cars to pass one another. It could be possible to establish an in/out entrance.

12 Conclusions There is a possible need to expand the school building and to redevelop some buildings. It is considered that this could be achieved without further change to MOL designation boundaries. The previous change to the designations allowed for a large part of the site to the southern end to be re-designated, surrounding the existing single storey ICT suite. There appears to be sufficient space here for any expansion of community use facilities and/or a new, larger school hall. There is also possible scope for single storey elements of the building to be enlarged to two storeys, containing the building within its existing footprint.

Shene School Park Avenue London SW14 8RG Site Visit: 12/09/05 with Matthew Paul and Beverly Butler (Education, Arts & Leisure Department), meeting with Ms V Wallace, Community Development and Resource Director.

Shene School is a mixed eight-form entry comprehensive school, which is a specialist languages college. The school currently has 930 pupils on roll. The school is located close to the residential areas and the shopping area of East Sheen. The school currently has a dual use sports centre.

Previous site history • 04/1169 Proposed two-storey extension (GTD 01/06/2004). • 02/2780 proposed extra use of covered walkway (GTD 18/11/2002). • 99/0181 Erection of single storey extension (GTD 27/05/1999). • 97/2211 erection of single storey extension (GTD 23/01/1998). • 94/2684/FUL erection of a part-one, part-two storey building comprising 7no classrooms (GTD 05/01/1994). • 89/2539/FUL Erection of part-one, part-two storey extension to provide 4no new laboratories and greenhouse (GTD 14/02/1990).

Site Constraints • Part of the site is OOLTI designated.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Flow of school • Usability of buildings and space • Proposed extension of school • Proposed 16-19 education (Sixth form) • Expanding dual use of sports facilities

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The school is on a large site, with many separate buildings. The site was originally divided into a boys and girls school. Some of the older buildings cannot be used as they are inadequate for teaching purposes or have asbestos in the roof. The school has plans to demolish two single storey buildings and build a two storey extension from one of the main buildings. The plans show that there could be a possible encroachment onto OOLTI by a maximum of 5m. This extension would form part of a new maths block. The long term plan would be to build between the buildings in a horseshoe shape linking them together, part of which would encroach onto OOLTI.

13 Also proposed is the provision of post-16 education on the school site, in partnership with Richmond upon Thames College. This would be based in the building to the north part of the site. It is suggested that it would start small, admitting around 30 pupils to start with. The intake would then settle to up to 35 pupils for each year group, that is, a total provision for 70 pupils. The building proposed for the sixth form is in the north part of the site, the first floor of which is currently unused for large numbers of pupils due to the narrow width of the corridor.

The school currently has problems of flooding. More space is also required to solve problems at lunch with the canteen facilities.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school already has a dual use sport and fitness centre. There is room to expand this use further. The current facilities need to be improved for disabled access, especially to the changing rooms at the sports hall. An all-weather sports pitch has just been completed.

Conclusions Proposed extensions and future plans would need to be clarified to ascertain whether any consideration to modify the OOLTI boundary is needed. The school has the space to develop further dual use facilities.

Waldegrave Girls School Fifth Cross Road Twickenham TW2 5LH Site Visit: 14/10/05 with Matthew Paul (Education, Arts & Leisure Department), meeting with Ms D Matthews.

An all-girls’ comprehensive school with 1019 pupils on roll. It is a specialist science college and is over-subscribed. The school is situated on a large site, within a residential area.

Previous site history 05/1586/FUL proposed two-storey extension to school buildings to consist of a new ITC suite and 1-2 classrooms (no decision) 03/1102 Erection of single storey extensions to existing sports hall (GTD 31/07/2003) 90/0179/FUL two-storey extension

Site Constraints • A large part of the site is designated as OOLTI. Part of this designation was removed during the First Review of the UDP.

Site Visit Observations

Main issues • Movement flow around buildings • Space • Small classrooms

Flexibility of existing space and need for more space The main school building is from the 1930s with later additions in the 1960s, 1980s, 1990s and a two-storey extension currently under construction. Some parts of the buildings are difficult to move around and the classroom layouts are not suitable to current styles of teaching. Within the original school building many of the classroom

14 are too small. The school hall does not hold the whole school, although it can accommodate approximately half.

There is a need for more space in areas such as art and PE. The school is located on a large site, with much of the field under OOLTI designation. Part of this designation was removed with the last review of the UDP to allow for the school to expand. There is an area covering three tennis courts to the south of the school buildings that is unused and this area could either be disposed of or used for the expansion of the school. There is also a large single storey building to the rear that is currently used as a canteen and which could be redeveloped.

Dual use of facilities/ Community uses /Extended schools programme The school currently has a single storey separate building for sports including changing rooms, sports hall, storage for equipment, a small gym and a dance studio. This space is used by community groups, but there is nowhere for these groups to store equipment, so it is not utilised to its full potential.

Conclusions The site has room to expand to the rear and side. There is also the potential to further expand the sports facility for both school use and community use. Despite the room to expand and the demand for school places, an additional expansion at Waldegrave could affect the gender balance in other secondary schools.

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