Consultation on New Aylesbury School

We want to hear your views about the type of secondary school we should build in Walworth.

More places for Southwark students

Student numbers are increasing and many students already go to school out of the borough. Even with planned investment, we would not have enough places for Southwark secondary students to go to a local school.

To meet demand, we want to build at least two new secondary schools: one in Rotherhithe and one in Walworth. This will help supply enough places for all Southwark young people.

A new school on the Walworth lower site

We want to build an 11 – 16 school for 750 students with a sixth form for 150 on the current Walworth lower site, once the new Walworth Academy building in complete and all their students move on to the upper site near Burgess Park. The existing lower school buildings will be replaced with modern secondary school facilities.

Our aim is for this school to be an academy that is co-sponsored by Southwark Council and local school St Saviour’s and St Olaves’s has expressed interest in supporting it. The project should start in late 2009, with the new school opening in 2013.

For more information download our information brochure and survey (pdf 400kb).

Tell us what you think

• Return the completed survey to Southwark Schools for the future, third floor, Coburg House, 63-67 Newington Causeway, SE1 6BD by Thursday July 31.
• There will be more opportunities to comment as the project develops.

Want to know more?

Come to one of our information sessions

• Monday July 14, 6pm to 8pm
  St Saviour’s and St Olave’s school, New Kent Road, SE1 4AN
• Wednesday July 16, 6pm to 8pm
  Walworth Academy lower school site, Trafalgar Street, SE17 2TP

Contact us

The Southwark schools for the future team
Tel: 020 7525 5224
ssf@southwark.gov.uk
L3 Coburg House
63 - 67 Newington Causeway
London
SE1 6BD