Background Information
The first build of the school started in 1975 and was finished in 1977, providing 450 places for students, and the second build, completed in November 1978, created another 300 places. In September 1994, an extension to the technology block was completed, facilitating the options of Art, Design, Wet and Dry Textiles along with other such technology facilities, while the Performing Arts Studio (in the main block) was converted from the Lecture Theater.
A £2.21m Sixth Form Centre was opened in September 1995. Simultaneously, the library was extended.
In 1997, the school was further extended to accommodate the growing number of students wanting to attend. A specialised Mathematics block was completed, containing 8 classrooms. The sports hall was also completed. The Humanities block was built in 2000 along with another four science labs in a new building (loosely specialised for the teaching of biology), separate from the existing science block. In January 2003, the Humanities block was substantially extended, adding a Refectory (functioning as a substitute to the Main Hall as a canteen) and a large new IT suite.
In September 2004, the Music and Drama block was built in order to accommodate the increasing applicants, allowing the school to hold approximately 1700 students. Traditionally, the school catering was managed by the in-school catering team. However, in 2009 the management of student meals was outsourced to an independent company, as part of the Chellaston Academy Healthy Schools Programme. The construction of three new laboratories has recently been completed in September 2011, increasing the number of classrooms in the Science Block. Recently added has been an extension to the sports hall and an addition to the music and drama block providing a theater for students to perform at events throughout the year.
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