Clarendon School Consultation on Proposal to Expand Pupil Numbers

Clarendon School is being redeveloped on two sites as the current buildings are no longer fit for purpose.  It is proposed that the Clarendon Primary Centre will be in the completely refurbished and extended Newhouse Centre building, in Buckingham Road, Hampton, next door to Buckingham Primary School.  It is proposed that the Clarendon Secondary Centre will be in a new building on the Richmond College Site, Egerton Road, Twickenham, in the same building as a new secondary school, the Richmond upon Thames School.  The redevelopment gives the opportunity to expand and offer more places for young people with complex learning difficulties in the local area.  

The proposal is to grow from 108 pupils currently to 148 places by 2018, (with a further 32 places already available at the Gateway Centre, which will remain in their current building, adjacent to Twickenham School).  The proposed Clarendon expansion would eventually provide 52 primary places (currently 32) for pupils aged 4-11, arranged in five classes, and 96 secondary places (currently 76) for pupils aged 11-16, arranged in nine classes. 

As an Academy, the expansion proposal needs to be approved by the DfE, and the Trust is therefore seeking the views of parents and other interested parties through this consultation.  We would therefore be very grateful for your response to the attached consultation, and any other thoughts you might have on this proposal.