School expansion
Architect’s images of what the new building will look like.
15th November 2024
School expansion: Upper and Lower school site plans
To the whole Hatton community,
In preparation for our expansion into the new building at Park Avenue we have been looking at how the school could look when we reach our capacity of 250 pupils in September 2028. We anticipate our school will grow by 2 classes each year to reach this new number. Overall this is an increase of 59 pupils which means we will be 30% bigger then we are now.
Our current site at Roding Lane will be known as our lower school site and will be for pupils from Reception to Year 3. When full in 2028 we will have approximately 157 pupils in 20 classes.
Our new site at Park Avenue will become our upper school site and will be for pupils from Year 4 to Year 6. When we are full in 2028 there will be approximately 75 pupils in 10 class groups.
We will still have satellite classes in mainstream school as we have now, two classes with approximately 18 pupils in total.
Overall, this increased capacity will give us more space with more shared facilities. This will benefit all pupils as resources at our curranty site are shared by so many pupils.
Pupils will transition to the upper school site at the start of year 4. Pupils who are with us for the whole of their primary education will be in lower school at Roding Lane for four year and then in upper school, at Park Avenue, for three years. They will then move on to their secondary school placements.
Our new building will be ready for us to move in the next school year, upper school pupils will start in our new upper school building in September 2025.
Staff will also be moving to the new upper school site, we will make sure we have a range of experienced staff and the support they need on both sites. This is to make sure the school runs effectively and efficiently.
This is a big project, with change for lots of us. It is also a unique opportunity for the whole school. We aim to build a community that is united across both sites whilst also providing an educational experience for our pupils that grows and changes in content and experience as they move though the school.
As the project moves forward we will keep you up to date,
With best wishes,
Chris Smaling
Headteacher
