Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 September 2022 to Question 45406 on Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre: Buildings, what recent progress his Department has made on preparing the former East Ham Police Station building for use by Newham Collegiate School.
The Department has entered a building contract and work began on site in March 2023. These works are scheduled to complete by September 2024, which is when the former East Ham Police Station will be handed over to the school. This will allow the school to increase its capacity to 800 students overall, from September 2024.