Cllr. Jill Whitehead reports: ” I recently inspected the new school buildings at the new Stanley Park High School along with a number of other Carshalton councillors. I wish to say how lucky we are to have a new £35m plus school on our doorstep with all mod cons., suitable for the new generation of schoolchildren and incorporating a large special needs unit within the school. It will help help to solve the birth bulge problems, as well, as the school will be able to accommodate growth on a year by year basis – up to 1400 pupils.

The school is arranged in four sub schools – World (History/Geography and similar specialism), Performance (Arts/Drama), Trade (Vocational), including the special needs unit as one of these. The views from the school across London are breathtaking, and the school includes an all weather running track (open to the community) and its own facility to grow fruit and vegetables for school dinners!

Jill also says: “We congratulate all the parties involved in the design and construction of Stanley Park High School, Carshalton which has reached the practical completion stage on time.  The school is built mainly in three storeys to a modern design with high standards of sustainability and renewable energy efficiency.

It is also built on an existing hospital site, forming a new “Greenfield” campus. The school is currently being fitted out with specialist teaching and learning equipment and we’re told that it is due to open for the new term in January 2012.”