Plans for ten new classrooms and a remodelled sports hall at a Tameside further education college have been lodged. Ashton Sixth Form College has applied to the council to build a three storey extension and upgrade its sports facilities.
The college, which is based on Darnton Road, currently has more than 2,000 pupils on its roll and was rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in 2020.
However a report submitted with the application states that the space on the educational site ‘falls somewhat short of accepted standard’.
And there are currently four temporary classrooms in situ, with a ‘strong possibility’ that another four will be needed to cope with pupil numbers. READ MORE:Man at centre of murder investigation in Mossley is named Even student study spaces and some meeting rooms have been converted into classrooms to meet demand, according to planning documents.
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