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The Edgar Wood Academy will accommodate 900 11 to 16-year-old pupils from the Heywood, Middleton, Birch and Langley areas. It will be operated by Altus Education Partnership, a multi-academy trust.
Contractor Wates Construction has started the 72,000 square foot building which is being developed on grazing land at Birch and Bowlee.
It is the result of increased demand for secondary places following the expansion of local primary schools, and will be ready for September 2022. READ MORE: The Greater Manchester places that cause rows and confusion about where they actually are It will comprise a three-storey
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