(UK) Biggleswade: Special school may add 20 classrooms, total 330 places

June 23, 2026, Biggleswade Chronicle: Consultation over renovation of Biggleswade special needs school now live

A public consultation about Biggleswade’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school will help to determine its future.

The Ivel Valley School has featured heavily in the media during recent years – having previously been described as "unfit for purpose" by headteacher Joe Creswick – due to maintenance issues with the building.

Following an earlier consultation, rebuilding the school has been favoured by the public. However, CBC says that renovation is its preferred option.

A consultation is now live and features potential plans about the school's renovation at its existing site on Hitchmead Road.

The proposal includes:

> Provide 20 new classrooms

> An increase in the school’s total capacity to 330 places . . .