New Building

Open - September 2010

The Academy opened in September 2009 on the site of the refurbished William Sharp School, and moved into purpose-built accommodation in September 2010.

The new building provides a safe, welcoming and accessible learning environment for pupils of all ages, and for community use - and has been created to be more environmentally-friendly too, with a green living roof, rain water recycling and a biodiesel boiler using renewable energy. The restaurant is the hub of Academy life, with stylish environment and quality menus. It is available for community use, including family dining.

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Exterior - view 1	Exterior - view 2	Reception	The Restaurant

Lecture Theatre	Drama Studio	The Street	Landscaping

Some outstanding facilities of the new building include: suites of Apple Mac computers, video editing equipment and PCs; a recording studio; a 300-seat, state-of-the-art lecture theatre; a suite of music technology rooms; an Internet café; excellent sports facilities such as an imaginatively designed fitness trail and a fully-fitted multigym, and much, much more.

The building was constructed by Base Structures, tensile fabric architecture experts