West London Free School is set to expand after plans to redevelop its current site were granted, establishing a new primary school in Hammersmith.

The plans to redevelop a site on Cambridge Grove with several ground floor and first floor extensions, and a brand new two-storey classroom block, were given the go-ahead at Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s Planning Application Committee.

The site is currently used by the West London Free School’s secondary pupils but it is expected to become solely a primary school site from next year, when the secondary school is expected to move to the refurbished Palingswick House in King Street.

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The new two-storey building on Cambridge Grove will provide a reception class block with two classrooms, toilets, and a wet play and classroom area at ground level, while on the first floor there will be specialist classrooms.

The ground floor extensions to the existing buildings will make current classrooms bigger, cover an external walkway and provide a new storage area. There will be two new classrooms at first floor level and a library.

H&F Council's cabinet member for children’s services, Cllr Helen Binmore, said: "This is great news for the borough, meaning more school places, with parents being given more choice and say over where they send their children to school. The new buildings will provide much needed new classrooms and extra space for our pupils."

(CD)