A school in Wokingham will increase its pupil numbers by providing more educational space.

The Emmbrook School in Wokingham currently has a capacity for 1,198 pupils and 126 staff members.

But the school is now set to increase its capacity to accept 210 more pupils (1,408 total) and 22 staff members (148 in total).

The numbers increase is possible as a new dedicated sixth form centre is set to be constructed.

The new building will be two storeys tall and contain all the necessities of school life, freeing up space elsewhere on site to increase overall pupil capacity.

Of the 210 additional pupils that can be hosted at the school, 60 will be sixth formers, made up of 30 Year 12 and 30 Year 13 students.

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The project involves the demolition of an existing administration block.

New administration facilities will be provided in an office extension to the main school building.

These additions were discussed at a Wokingham Borough Council planning committee meeting.

Speaking at the meeting, Nicholas Sweeney, the headteacher, said: “The plans give us much-needed teaching space to take the additional students, but also dependent study space so that our older students can develop those independent learning skills that they would need for university and apprenticeships.”

The new sixth form block and admin extension at the school were approved at the planning meeting on Wednesday, March 8.

Both buildings will be wheelchair-accessible using ramps.