City school plans expansion to 1,500 pupils

A secondary school has revealed plans to expand to more than 1,500 pupils.

Sarum Academy in Salisbury, Wiltshire, currently has capacity for 1,150 students - including 250 sixth form places - but has applied to Wiltshire Council for permission to expand by 600.

If the proposals were approved, the school would replace its sixth form at the end of this academic year with the new secondary school places and would expand onto land north of the site.

In a report, Wiltshire Council said the school needed to increase capacity through Years 7 to 11 from 900 to 1,500 over the next decade, across multiple phases.

A proposed expansion of Salisbury could see hundreds of homes being built in the area.

Plans for the Westwood Road school include a net zero science block, refurbishment of the school's existing buildings and upgraded sports facilities.

A public consultation on the plans was held in November. It is not yet known when a decision on the plans will be made.

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