The cost of a new school building near Oxford has been revealed after plans were given the green light.

Gosford Hill School in Oxford Road, Kidlington, will be demolished and fully replaced after the headteacher said the existing buildings are "tired", and "inefficient" and have roofs that "leak".

Work is expected to get underway shortly and the contract has been revealed to total £41,000,000 according to reports in Construction Enquirer.

The new facilities were initially approved for the village’s school during a Cherwell District Council planning meeting in June.

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The new proposed school.The new proposed school. (Image: Cherwell District Council.)

Councillors also gave the go-ahead for 800 new homes just off Oxford Road in the village during the same meet-up. 

Speaking out in favour of the plans at the time, Gosford Hill headteacher, Nigel Sellars, said: "The current buildings are very tired, outdated, inefficient, costly to run and the roofs leak.

"I appreciate there are some concerns from local residents but the safety and wellbeing of our young people is my most important consideration."

Gosford High School is one of around 400 schools across the country which will shortly be redeveloped as part of the government's multi-billion-pound School Rebuilding Programme.

The school, as reported by Construction Enquirer, has been designed by Stride Treglown with RPS as mechanical and electrical engineers.

A new three-storey L-shaped building will be constructed next to the already existing buildings which will then be subsequently demolished.

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The removal of these older units will take place in several phases to allow the school to remain open ahead of the full opening in 2026/27.

Bowmer + Kirkland will also use a ‘Fabric First Principle’ to make sure that the fabric, heating, ventilation, water and lighting systems are all created to be energy efficient as well as robust.

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