A �135m revamp of secondary education in Nottingham has been unveiled. The proposals would see a special school in Bilborough built and the creation of two city academies.
Bulwell's two secondary schools would merge and Aspley's Manning School and Fairham Community College in Clifton would close.
City council education spokesman Graham Chapman said: "This could be the biggest social regeneration project for Nottingham since Victorian times."
The money has come from the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.
The city's proposals were unveiled on Tuesday and final decisions are expected later in the year.
Haywood and Big Wood Comprehensive schools in Top Valley could merge under the project, or alternatively Haywood could get completely new buildings.
A city academy on the site of William Sharp Comprehensive would be created, and a second could be built on the site of Elliott Durham Comprehensive in Mapperley.
Headteachers and governors will be asked for their views over the next few weeks, while parents and carers' opinions will be sought in a formal consultation period in April.
'Spearhead regeneration'
Other schools are in line for regeneration programmes.
Mr Chapman said: "These are exciting times for our schools.
"Some of our school buildings are almost half a century old and every one of them needs money spent to bring them up to the standards we want for our children.
"We fought hard to get this money, knowing that it offers us a once in a lifetime chance to reinvigorate our schools and, more than that, spearhead the regeneration of our communities."
The council has already outlined plans to close some primary schools as part of separate proposals.
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