New state of the art facilities opened at North Chadderton Secondary School

The long-awaited new Library, Science block and Sports Pavilion have now been unveiled at the North Chadderton Secondary School.

Education officials from the Oak Trust and Oldham Council officers and councillors gathered to celebrate the opening, which included the new Trevor Brown Library.

The opening ribbon was cut by Trevor Brown himself, who retired after working for the school for over 43 years as the much-loved school Librarian. 

The new facilities which comprise a bistro, library, sports pavilion and a state of the art Science block with six fully serviced specialist Science laboratories have all been designed to ensure a quality learning environment that meets the requirements of the next generation of students.

The works have been fully funded by Oldham Council, who have worked successfully in close partnership with the school and the construction partner Kier.

Cllr Mohon Ali, Oldham Council Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said: "I'm thrilled to see these fantastic state of the art facilities finally opened and ready to be used by North Chadderton students.

"Children and young people in Oldham deserve the very best start in life and by investing in our schools we can help make that happen.

"I know that the impact of these new facilities on the outcomes for the North Chadderton Community will be felt for many years to come."

Following a tour of the new buildings, students commented on the new additions.

Taiya, a Year 7 pupil, said: "I really love the new parts of our building, from the new PE changing rooms, to the new science classrooms and even to our new cute budgies in their aviary outside.

"These new additions to our school are not only going to help us as students to excel and be inspired, but they will also help the teachers - especially those who are science teachers.

"Thank you so much for our new building, as a school, we are so grateful to be able to learn and enjoy these amazing new spaces."

Eva, from Year 12, added: "I would just like to say thank you so much for all the time, money and hard work that has been put into the improvements for our school.

"Being a GCSE PE student last year we saw that there was a lack of space for both teachers and students in the old facilities.

"The new building has improved things not only for us as students, but also for the wider community.

"We all really appreciate this and want to thank you for everything."

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