A fee paying school in Oxford has submitted plans to construct a new classroom block after issues with the 'poor state' of the existing building. 

Rye St Antony on Pullens Lane in Headington is proposing to demolish a classroom and build a two-storey classroom block in its place.

According to the application, the existing building is in a poor state and that the windows need to be replaced.

It also states it is badly insulated, the roof leaks and it is too small for a class of 21 pupils.

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Rye St Antony is a private school in Oxford for girls aged three to 18 and boys aged three to 11.

The school caters for boarding and day pupils with fees reaching up to £12,000 a term for full time boarders.

The application was submitted to Oxford City Council on June 30 and was validated the same day.

No decision date for the application has yet been set.