School to teach more pupils with new science block

The new block will enable the school to take on 300 extra pupils, staff said

Work has been completed on a secondary school's three-storey science block to allow it to expand and teach more pupils in the future.

The building, at Ercall Wood Academy in Telford, Shropshire, contains nine science labs, a classroom, a behaviour unit and a dining room.

Telford and Wrekin Council said the work would let the school expand capacity from 900 to 1200 students.

The school's previous science rooms are being refurbished to become classrooms for ICT, art and music.

The council said work was also carried out to resurface the school's outdoor games area and install LED floodlights along with electric vehicle charging points.

The extra school places will be available for the current school year.

There are nine new science labs in the building

Ercall Wood Academy dates back to the 1940s and was rebuilt in 2014, on the same site as the existing school, as part of the then government's Building Schools for the Future scheme.

Head teacher Nick Murphy described the science block as a "a high-quality environment which will facilitate amazing learning experiences for our students".