Building of The New Heaton Manor
Building work commenced in 2002 with the new school being built "upon" the old one—which required the East half of the school to be demolished in the summer of 2003 and work to commence on the footprint of the old east side and the front and back fields. This meant from September 2003 until Summer 2004, the school was truly half old, half new. Three new buildings were open for use and the west side of the old building was still being used. Temporary walkways through the old Headteacher's office connected the old buildings to the new buildings. These temporary walkways were prone to flooding and resulted in the old building being very cold and leaves and mud being deposited across the corridors.
After July 2004, the Benton site was closed and soon after demolished and the remaining old buildings on the Jesmond site were fully demolished and the remainder of the new buildings was built. The school was ready for service in September 2004.
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