A NEW secondary school in Worcester is still on track to open in 2026, according to the county council.

Worcestershire County Council confirmed that plans to open Worcester City Secondary School on Newtown Road are still on track.

The school will open initially with just the year seven cohort, gradually feeding through the school with a new cohort joining each September.

Full capacity for the school is expected to be reached in 2030.

It was revealed earlier this month that the multi-academy trust Oasis Community Learning was confirmed as the preferred sponsor for the school.

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Oasis Community Learning is described as a multi-academy trust consisting of 52 academies across the country, including 18 secondary schools and Oasis Academy Warndon in Worcester.

Worcestershire County Council Cabinet approved the proposal to establish a new 600-place secondary school in Worcester to meet the increased demand for school places in November 2021.

From mid-March to April 2022, Worcestershire County Council invited interested parties to submit bids to run the new school.

After completing a selection process the council submitted their recommendation to the Regional Schools Commissioner for the Department for Education who made the final decision.

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The news that a new school was to be coming to Worcester was confirmed a year ago in November 2021.

A public consultation, consisting of 595 people who responded, saw 83 per cent in favour of the plans, 9 per cent neither agreed nor disagreed and only three per cent actively disagreed with the plans.