Chaddesley Corbett PS
An exemplar ecologically-friendly primary school in the Green Belt of north Worcestershir
Under the Wyre Forest Review the existing Victorian school needs to be expanded to enable a district move from a three tier to two tier education system. The existing school site is not large enough to accommodate this expansion and so a new site, close to the village, has been identified after extensive research and consultation.
The new exemplar school is to be located in the Green Belt as there are no free sites within the village settlement boundary. The school will be of a high ecologically and educational standard, using renewable CHP energy systems and will be partly buried within the slope of the hill. It will also feature a turf roof to enable it to blend into the countryside.
Boughton Butler undertook extensive public consultation and exhibitions in identifying the site, content and solution. Outline Planning Consent was granted in November 2007. Construction is due to commence in Spring 2011 with completion the following year.