Derby City Council has approved a £2.2 million expansion for Wren Park Primary School in Mickleover as part of a broader £3 million investment aimed at upgrading facilities across 11 city schools. The expansion at Wren Park will include the construction of a new four-room block and a multi-use games area, enabling the school to accommodate an additional 42 pupils.
Several schools will receive essential repairs as part of the approved improvements. Mickleover Primary and Ridgeway Infant, which are operating beyond their intended lifespan, will have structural timber window panels and posts replaced. Meadow Farm Community Primary will see blocked drains replaced with a new pipe system, and surface water drainage will be upgraded.
Additionally, Murray Park and Lord Street Community Nursery will undergo re-roofing, while Ashgate Primary will address existing leaks. Dale Community Primary will replace outdated boilers with a hybrid heating system, incorporating air source heat pumps and gas boilers. Rosehill Infant and Nursery, as well as Redwood Primary, will also replace their obsolete boilers. Roe Farm Primary will continue with window replacement work.
The funding is part of a government-backed initiative to ensure that necessary upgrades are completed during the summer holidays, minimising disruption to students’ education
