£2.6m to be spent on Wolverhampton school expansion - creating 79 new places for pupils
A council is set to spend £2.6m to expand a secondary school to create space for 79 more pupils.
City of Wolverhampton Council has agreed to refurbish and remodel Colton Hills Community School in Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, to cater for an extra class from September next year.
The school already provided a ‘bulge class’ in September due to a temporary surge in pupil numbers.
To meet anticipated demand, the school will be required to expand further from September next year and permanently expanded from September 2027 – which would require more money.
The council said the school’s gym would be refurbished, toilets and showers would be remodelled and male and female changing areas would be extended to accommodate the extra pupils.
