List of all school playing fields sold under the Coalition |

Wednesday 8th August 2012 | 10:21

List of all school playing fields sold under the Coalition

Department for Education press release

School name	Local authority	Reasons given on application	Date of application
Beaver Green School	Kent	Following consolidation of two sites into one, site was surplus. Proceeds of sale funded a new playing field and hall at Eastchurch Primary School and a new playing field for Archbishop Courtenay Primary School	12/05/2010
High View School	Plymouth	Surplus site following amalgamation (and reconstruction of a new site) of Highfield & Plym View schools. Proceeds of sale reinvested into sports facilities at the new single-site school.	14/06/2010
Estover Primary School	Plymouth	Part of a redevelopment project to form a campus combining Estover Community College, Estover Primary School, Downham Special School and The Plymouth Hospital and Outreach School. Entire proceeds of sale were used towards the new Campus, including Sports Pitches, All Weather Pitch, MUGA, Soft & Hard Informal & Social Space	27/08/2010
Estover Comm College	Plymouth	See line above	27/08/2010
Woodhouse School	Staffordshire	Surplus marginal grassland on school site, proceeds of sale invested in school library development and sports changing facilities	02/08/2010
Saltergill Special School	Stockton-on-Tees	Closed school site. Proceeds of sale to be fully invested in improvement of drainage to sports pitches at Conyers School and redevelopment of the cricket changing pavilion at Egglescliffe School.	24/11/2010
Dingleside School	Worcestershire	Closed school site sold as part of a local redevelopment, proceeds of sale fully invested in sports improvements at up to 15 local schools	26/11/2010
The Winchcombe School	West Berkshire	Closed school site following consolidation onto a single site, proceeds of sale invested in the single Winchcombe School and a multi-use games area for Trinity School	01/02/2011
Kingsbury School	Brent	Disposal was by way of lease to a private company that redeveloped and improved the schools playing field that was subject to poor drainage and under used. Funding introduced all-weather playing surfaces comprising of 4 5-a-side pitches, 2 7-a-side pitches, a full sized football and hockey pitch and a six-court indoor tennis facility. The school also profited from private hire of facilities outside school hours	01/03/2011
Highfield School	North Tyneside	Closed school site, proceeds reinvested into local school sports provision	19/09/2011
Lord Lawson of Beamish School	Gateshead	Disposal of an area of land by lease to Birtley Athletics Club to improve sporting provision for the Club and the school. Although consent was given to this project, it did not go ahead	09/09/2010
Dunningford School	Havering	Closed school site, entire proceeds to contribute to newly built Elm Park Primary including its sports provision.	14/04/2011
Clarborough School	Nottinghamshire	Split site consolidated onto a single site (whole school rebuild) and the other site became surplus. All proceeds of sale to be invested in the Council’s local sports improvement programme.	02/06/2011
Low Bentham School	North Yorkshire	Closed school site, proceeds invested to sports provisions at the refurbishment of local High Bentham School	31/01/2011
Langcliffe School	North Yorkshire	Closed school site, proceeds of sale to be reinvested into improvements to changing rooms at Settle College	18/08/2011
Pear Tree School	Staffordshire	2 disposals (See Nursery Fields) of closed school sites. Proceeds reinvested in school sports provision including Rugely Leisure Centre swimming pool, extending an all-weather pitch, any remainder to be invested in local school sports improvements	15/09/2010
Nursery Fields School	Staffordshire	See line above	17/09/2010
Ingleton Middle School	North Yorkshire	Closed site on reorganisation from 3 to 2 tier system. Proceeds reinvested to changing room facilities at Settle College.	22/11/2011
St Peter’s School	Hampshire	Closed school site, all proceeds reinvested in Cranford Park Primary, to form team game playing fields and develop a new external environmental teaching area.	05/04/2011
Heywood School	Rochdale	Closed school site. LA retained 52,500m2 for local community use. Proceeds of sale of disposed area contributed to the LA’s BSF programme in sports provisions.	24/08/2010
Gorsthills School	Cheshire West and Chester	Closed school site, proceeds to be reinvested into sports provision at several local schools	14/12/2011

School name	Local authority	Reasons given on application	Date of application
Beaver Green School	Kent	Following consolidation of two sites into one, site was surplus. Proceeds of sale funded a new playing field and hall at Eastchurch Primary School and a new playing field for Archbishop Courtenay Primary School	12/05/2010
High View School	Plymouth	Surplus site following amalgamation (and reconstruction of a new site) of Highfield & Plym View schools. Proceeds of sale reinvested into sports facilities at the new single-site school.	14/06/2010
Estover Primary School	Plymouth	Part of a redevelopment project to form a campus combining Estover Community College, Estover Primary School, Downham Special School and The Plymouth Hospital and Outreach School. Entire proceeds of sale were used towards the new Campus, including Sports Pitches, All Weather Pitch, MUGA, Soft & Hard Informal & Social Space	27/08/2010
Estover Comm College	Plymouth	See line above	27/08/2010
Woodhouse School	Staffordshire	Surplus marginal grassland on school site, proceeds of sale invested in school library development and sports changing facilities	02/08/2010
Saltergill Special School	Stockton-on-Tees	Closed school site. Proceeds of sale to be fully invested in improvement of drainage to sports pitches at Conyers School and redevelopment of the cricket changing pavilion at Egglescliffe School.	24/11/2010
Dingleside School	Worcestershire	Closed school site sold as part of a local redevelopment, proceeds of sale fully invested in sports improvements at up to 15 local schools	26/11/2010
The Winchcombe School	West Berkshire	Closed school site following consolidation onto a single site, proceeds of sale invested in the single Winchcombe School and a multi-use games area for Trinity School	01/02/2011
Kingsbury School	Brent	Disposal was by way of lease to a private company that redeveloped and improved the schools playing field that was subject to poor drainage and under used. Funding introduced all-weather playing surfaces comprising of 4 5-a-side pitches, 2 7-a-side pitches, a full sized football and hockey pitch and a six-court indoor tennis facility. The school also profited from private hire of facilities outside school hours	01/03/2011
Highfield School	North Tyneside	Closed school site, proceeds reinvested into local school sports provision	19/09/2011
Lord Lawson of Beamish School	Gateshead	Disposal of an area of land by lease to Birtley Athletics Club to improve sporting provision for the Club and the school. Although consent was given to this project, it did not go ahead	09/09/2010
Dunningford School	Havering	Closed school site, entire proceeds to contribute to newly built Elm Park Primary including its sports provision.	14/04/2011
Clarborough School	Nottinghamshire	Split site consolidated onto a single site (whole school rebuild) and the other site became surplus. All proceeds of sale to be invested in the Council’s local sports improvement programme.	02/06/2011
Low Bentham School	North Yorkshire	Closed school site, proceeds invested to sports provisions at the refurbishment of local High Bentham School	31/01/2011
Langcliffe School	North Yorkshire	Closed school site, proceeds of sale to be reinvested into improvements to changing rooms at Settle College	18/08/2011
Pear Tree School	Staffordshire	2 disposals (See Nursery Fields) of closed school sites. Proceeds reinvested in school sports provision including Rugely Leisure Centre swimming pool, extending an all-weather pitch, any remainder to be invested in local school sports improvements	15/09/2010
Nursery Fields School	Staffordshire	See line above	17/09/2010
Ingleton Middle School	North Yorkshire	Closed site on reorganisation from 3 to 2 tier system. Proceeds reinvested to changing room facilities at Settle College.	22/11/2011
St Peter’s School	Hampshire	Closed school site, all proceeds reinvested in Cranford Park Primary, to form team game playing fields and develop a new external environmental teaching area.