A school is to be rebuilt at a new site which is more than two miles from its old site in the town. Thomasson Memorial Special School is to be rebuilt at a new site on Lever Edge Lane, Great Lever. The special school is a lifeline for dozens of deaf students but its old site on Devonshire Road, Heaton, is beset by issues including asbestos.
The building was shut for the first time in 2022, reopening for a year, before it was shut for a second time a year ago. Its inclusion in the Department for Education's School Rebuilding Programme this year is allowing it to take over a site close to Essa Academy and Essa Primary which was used up until this year as temporary teaching blocks for King's Leadership Academy. Town hall chiefs say that schools are rebuilt as close to their original site as possible, but Thomasson’s unique provision means it can relocate within the borough without causing significant disruption to pupils or their families.
In a big boost to Devonshire Road Primary School it is to take over the site of what was Thomasson Memorial Special School to use it as an outdoor area. ALSO READ: A big boost for businesses at Bolton Market Food Hall . Lisa Lane, the headteacher of Thomasson Memorial Special School, said: "I'm really pleased with the proposal and excited to move forward with the new build.
"This is a fantastic opportunity, as it means that not only one school will benefit, but two. "I'm particularly excited that we will be located near both local primary an.