A ground-breaking ceremony has been held for a much-needed secondary school in Knowle, Bristol.

Wates Group, the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company, will deliver state of the art facilities for Oasis Academy Daventry Road which will include an activity studio, sports hall, sports pitches and multi-use games area.

At the moment, the academy is operating on a temporary site, accommodating students in Years 7-8, until the permanent site is completed.

Along with Wates, the ceremony was held by multi-academy trust Oasis Community Learning (part of Oasis Charitable Trust).

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Mark Craig, Regional Managing Director at Wates, said: "It was a delight to celebrate this ground-breaking ceremony and we are proud to contribute to boosting education opportunities for students in Bristol.

"At Wates, we take pride in the quality of our work and the positive impact it has not only on the communities we serve but the benefits it has on the environment. It has been a pleasure to celebrate the exciting opportunities this school will have to offer to future generations to come."

Delivering social value for the local area is another key focus for the project. While carrying out work building this new school, Wates delivered an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop for the local community, with its charity partner Papyrus.

In addition, Wates planted 42 trees as part of a new landscaping scheme and 440 whips (seed-grown unpruned trees) at Arnos Vale Cemetery.

Oasis Academy Daventry Road is a new inclusive 900 place co-educational secondary school, filling up year on year with additional year groups of students.