Work progressing well on school's state-of-the-art sports complex

Work is well underway on a new, state-of-the-art, £5.2m sports complex at a Bilston school.

Once complete, the two-storey building at Moseley Park School will have a fully-equipped gym, tennis courts, sports hall and five new classrooms.

Work began last July and is progressing well with handover to the school, part of the Central Learning Partnership Trust, scheduled for May. Pupils are set to enjoy their new facilities from July.

Meanwhile stage two of the building works will include the demolition of the old sports hall to make way for a much-needed staff car park.

Georgetta Holloway OBE, Chief Executive of the Central Learning Partnership Trust, said: "The existing sports facilities at Moseley Park School were very old and dated and in need of extensive repair, and so Central Learning Partnership Trust was delighted to commissioned building works for a brand-new sports facility.

"We are delighted with progress and cannot wait for our students to make use of their new sports complex for the first time this summer, and we are pleased to finally offer the students at Moseley Park facilities that reflect their sporting talents.”

Councillor Stephen Simkins, Leader of the City of Wolverhampton Council, went to inspect the building work for himself on Wednesday and said: "This is a fantastic investment for Moseley Park School, for Bilston and indeed for the city as a whole, and I was pleased to be invited to see first-hand how well the work is coming along."

Pictured at the construction site are, left to right, Jonathan Astley, Architect at Astley Partnership, Councillor Stephen Simkins, the Leader of the City of Wolverhampton Council, Wes Morgan, Head of School at Moseley Park School, and Sam Hudman, Managing Director at Savesta Construction Ltd.