WINDSOR APOLLO ACADEMY - PUBLIC CONSULTATION Development Aims The Department for Education (DfE), Windsor Academy Trust and BAM Construction are pleased to share initial details of the proposals for the construction of a new secondary school, Windsor Apollo Academy, at the former golf course site off Reedswood Lane. The school will provide 750 secondary school places, 200 sixth form places, and 24 Inclusion Base places to support students with special education needs, as well as sports and other facilities available for use by the community. The development will be funded by the DfE through their capital funding programme, representing a significant investment in the local area to help address an identified shortfall of secondary school places. The initial proposals have been informed by detailed technical and environmental assessments of the site to support our understanding the surrounding context. Direct consultation with Officers representing the Local Planning Authority, Lead Local Flood Authority, and Highway Authority is also ongoing and will further inform the final scheme that will be submitted for planning approval. Your feedback is therefore welcomed and will be taken on board in finalising the proposals for the new school.
“We are pleased that Walsall has been selected for this significant investment, and that Windsor Academy Trust has been chosen as the education partner for the new secondary school. This project will create much-needed, high-quality secondary school places right here in the borough, building upon the excellent work we already do at Goldsmith and Rivers Primary Academies. We have seen firsthand the transformative power of a new free school with the opening of Windsor Olympus Academy in Sandwell and we are committed to developing a new school in Walsall that empowers every student to unlock both their academic and personal potential and supports the local community to thrive.” Dawn Haywood, Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Academy Trust