18 November 2011

THIS futuristic image shows how state-of-the-art new Aylesbury Vale Academy building will look when it opens its doors to pupils in September 2013.

When it opened in 2009 the Aylesbury Vale Academy became the Diocese of Oxford’s newest church school. It followed the Oxford Academy, which opened in 2008. The new £22m building will see the school move from the former Quarrendon School to a new site on the Berryfields Estate.

Gordon Joyner, Deputy Director of Education at the Diocese of Oxford and Chair of Governors at the Aylesbury Vale Academy, said: “When the work is finished these buildings will be the Diocese of Oxford’s most modern school buildings, providing a full range of state of the art facilities.

“After years of planning and considering designs, it is exciting to see what the end result is going to look like. These buildings will provide an ideal environment for pupils to learn and develop and provide a real focus for the whole community.”

The work is being carried out by Hertfordshire based building firm BAM and the academy has been designed by Nicholas Hare architects.
As well as Aylesbury Vale and the Oxford Academy, the Diocese now sponsors the Chiltern Hills Academy, formerly known as the Chesham Park Community College.