New schools

Educational standards in Nottinghamshire are improving and we are determined to ensure county children are given the best possible opportunity to realise their potential at school.

Nearly 600 additional primary places are needed across Ashfield, Bassetlaw and Rushcliffe during 2018/19

Projections show that 800 more secondary school places will also be needed in Newark and Sherwood and Rushcliffe over the next two to five years

We have already given the green light for studies to be carried out on a number of new schools across the county and is currently leading on the design and construction of three new schools.

Hucknall Flying High Academy

The primary purpose of the project is to construct a new 210 place primary school with a 26-place nursery. The school is to be capable of expansion in the future to at least 315 primary places.

We have acquired a serviced site within the new Rolls Royce housing development of Watnall Road, Hucknall. As a newly established school it will be a Free School operated by the Flying High Academy Trust.

• budget: £3.7m
• start on site: October 2018
• expected completion: end of August 2019.

 Hawthorne Primary School, Bestwood Village

The primary purpose of the project is to construct a new 315 place primary school with a 39-place nursery. The school is to be capable of expansion in the future, to at least 420 primary places.

• budget: £5.4m
• start on site: August 2018
• expected completion: end of August 2019.

 Replacement of Orchard Special School and Day Centre

• budget: £15.5m
• start on site: April 2019 (day service July 2019)
• expected completion: April 2020.