£3m expansion to create 150 new school places

A new unit for students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is set to be created as part of a school expansion.

More than £3m will be spent at the Khalsa Academy on Millfields Road in Bilston, Wolvehampton, to allow for 150 extra pupils amid rising demand for places.

Work will see the school's dining room extended, the remodelling of all floors, and the creation of a space for sixth formers. An extra 30 places for post-GCSE study are planned.

A 20-place SEND unit is also highlighted in the plans.

The school said it was unable to extend the existing school building due to extensive mineshafts in the area but had been leased a building from the Department for Education (DfE).

An extra 30 Year 7 places would be created from September 2027, rising to 150 permanent places by September 2031.

A class of 30 Year 7 pupils would also be created from this September.

ONE Multi Academies Trust, which runs the school, said the SEND facilities would cater for pupils with speech, language and communication needs, with 10 spaces created in the first year becoming 20 in the following year.

The unit would open to pupils in September 2027, the City of Wolverhampton Council said.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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