(UK) Wolvo: Council approves $5M expansion of special school; increase 1,382 to 2,258 students with plans

Sept 24, 2025, Express and Star: Wolverhampton SEND school expansion will cost £4m [$5M] - here's why the funding is needed

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/education/2025/09/24/wolverhampton-send-school-expansion-will-cost-4m-heres-why-the-funding-is-needed

The planned expansion of a school for pupils with special educational needs is expected to cost £4m.

The expected funding is being prepared to avoid delays if next year’s public consultation supports the proposals.

The council has approved £3.87m from its capital budget to fund the expansion work as well as £180,000 for an extension to adjoining Stowlawn Primary School.

The work at Green Park includes an extension with three new classrooms – a rebound room, sensory room, sensory pod, and reflection room – as well as a modular building to accommodate an increase in staff.  . . .

The council said the expansion to Green Park would be funded using unallocated money in its budget for expanding SEND places – which currently stands at £7.7m. The extension at Stownlawn would come from unallocated money in the authority’s school works budget.

The number of pupils with an education health and care plan (EHCP) in Wolverhampton increased by nearly two-thirds between 2019 and 2024 according to the City of Wolverhampton Council – from 1,382 to 2,258. . . .

An early consultation held by the council supported expanding the school. . . .