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First look at proposed new secondary school in south Bristol
Images have been released of what a new secondary school in south Bristol could look like.
The new Oasis Academy in Knowle West was announced in 2019, but its opening has been delayed to September 2024, which has been criticised by the local MP Karin Smyth.
The new school will cater for 900 pupils, and Wates Construction has been appointed by the Department of Education to build it.
The Park Community Centre‘s existing building on Daventry Road will be demolished to make way for the new academy, with construction due to start in March 2022.
A new building is also currently being built for The Park, which will be next to the new school and should be completed by the end of 2021.
Images have been released of what a new secondary school in south Bristol will look like. Photo by Wates Construction
The new Oasis Academy in Knowle West is not set to open until September 2024. Photo by Wates Construction
The new school (right) will be next to a new building for The Park Community Centre (left). Photo by Wates Construction
A planning application for the new Oasis Academy is due to be submitted next month, and the proposals for it can be viewed by visiting: www.wates-tenders.co.uk/oap/.
Charlie Watts is reporting on Knowle West as part of Bristol24/7’s community reporter scheme, a pilot project which aims to tell stories from areas of Bristol traditionally under-served by the mainstream media
Main photo by Wates Construction
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