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Dec 2020
Upgrades for three Harrogate district schools
A major extension to Harrogate secondary school has been built, whilst two primary schools have been granted planning permission this week to expand.
Harrogate Grammar School has completed work on a £1.75m extension to connect its 1930s old building to a 1960s design block. It includes three classrooms on the first floor and a large atrium below, which forms a new student entrance.
The secondary school exceeded its planned student admission number of 260 to 285 over the past five years so needed the extra classroom space.
The expansion means the school can increase the number of places available to 290.
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Spofforth C of E Primary School will build a 227 square metre classroom extension, after being granted planning by North Yorkshire County Council yesterday.
A "dilapidated" 180 square metre prefabricated building which the school has used since the 1970s will be demolished to make way for the new building. It will include classrooms for reception and key stage one, as well as two glazed canopies.
Rossett Acre Primary School has been given the green light this week by Harrogate Borough Council to build a new hard court multi-use sports pitch.
Children will be able to play five-a-side football, basketball and netball on the court, and offer opportunities for sport when the school's playing field is unusable due to bad weather
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