Kings Langley school delighted with government sport grant

Kings Langley School received £708,117 towards their £956,135 target to build a new pitch

A school has received a share of the £93m government fund given to more than 1,000 grassroots sports projects in the country.

In Hertfordshire one of the largest grants went Kings Langley School which each got £708,117 for a new pitch.

Head teacher David Fisher said he was "delighted to be enhancing the facilities at the school".

Sports Minister Stuart Andrew said the funding aids his priority of getting more people active by 2030.

About 50 projects in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire will get a share of the funding.

Kings Langley School also recently funded a new sixth form building on the site

Stratton Upper School, Biggleswade, and Katherine Warrington School, Harpenden, will get £700,000 for new artificial pitches while Ousedale School in Olney, Milton Keynes, will get £649,619 for a new pitch.

Maple Cross JMI School and Nursery School in the Hertfordshire town of Rickmansworth will get money for new goalposts.

Mr Fisher said work on his school's new pitch has already begun and it will open in March.

He said the 3G surface will "ensure young people have the facilities to truly unlock their potential at our school".