Over three summers, a carefully planned programme of works is renewing WCPS for our current pupils and preparing the school to welcome girls and boys into Reception from September 2027.
Our much-loved building has served generations of WCPS pupils since the school’s founding in 1919. The WCPS senior leadership team, together with Mr Alastair Bishop, head of estates and facilities management at King’s, continuously review how best to care for our buildings and adapt them for the years ahead. This investment also reflects our commitment to preserving the character and heritage of the school, whilst thoughtfully evolving our environment to ensure that every child feels able to thrive here. The result is a programme of improvements carried out during the summer holidays.
The work began in summer 2025 with a renewal of our astro, which was marked out for a wider range of sports, including hockey and netball. Inside, removing a wall in a ground floor classroom and raising the floor in one of our Reception classrooms created additional learning space.
Following works in summer 2026, our library has moved into a newly converted, air-conditioned building in the grounds, giving pupils a bright and comfortable place to read. It is situated in the outdoor classroom, meaning that it is accessible during playtimes for pupils who might like to read. We have created a new medical provision staffed by King’s medical professionals and installed a new boiler. Pupil washrooms have been refurbished, and new ones built, to create separate provisions for boys and girls, and we also refurbished our accessible WC. Our learning enrichment room has moved to a new home on the second floor, and a new outdoor store keeps equipment organised.
During the final phase of these planned works, in summer 2027, we will refurbish the remaining pupil and staff washrooms, including the installation of another dedicated girls’ washroom. We will also remove a wall on the first floor to create a larger learning space.
Every pupil at WCPS is already benefiting from this work, and when girls join our Reception classes this coming September, they will arrive at a school that has been thoughtfully reconfigured for every child.
Mr Forbes said, “These improvements have been carefully and specifically planned over several years, and our pupils are already enjoying the results. Our aim has always been to give every child the very best surroundings in which to learn, and we are delighted that girls and boys starting in Reception in 2027 will be able to enjoy them.”
These improvements are an important part of our preparations to welcome girls into Reception in September 2027, ensuring that they join a school where the environment and facilities have been thoughtfully considered for all pupils. To find out more about joining WCPS, including dates for our upcoming open events, please visit wcps.org.uk/admissions.