New Build

Exciting school rebuild is underway, paving the way for a modern, welcoming, and sustainable learning environment.

We are pleased to announce that Coombe Boys' School is undergoing some exciting changes.  Our old building stock is being replaced with a new main school building along with a sports and performing arts centre.  The new layout will create even more outside space for our students and will transform the learning environment for all students and staff.

Watch our New Build 'Fly Through'

Benefits

• Modern, welcoming, sustainable school
• Enables savings on running costs
• Transformation of the learning environment for students and staff
• Improved department organisation and increased useable outdoor space
• High quality architectural design reflecting our aims and ethos
• Landscape design that carefully considers surrounding properties and community use
• Welcoming layout to support community use outside of school hours

The layout of the site has been the key consideration in the planning of the regeneration of Coombe Boys' and includes the following elements:

• Retention of the majority of trees, with further tree planting and improved 'urban greening factor' across the school site.
• Entrance plaza with wider path, pedestrian guarding and improved pedestrian and cycle routes into the social learning spaces.
• External sports facilities including football pitch, running track, 100m sprint track, long jump, table tennis tables, three court MUGA and basketball.
• Positioning of new buildings frees up more space for hard and soft landscaped areas, increasing the usable external space by circa 1100sqm.
• New sports and performing arts block will shield outdoor spaces from A3 noise and pollution.

New Site Plan

UPDATE - New Sports & Performing Arts Centre is open

June 2026.  Phase 1 of the build is now complete and we are delighted that P.E., Drama and Music lessons are now taking place in our new Sports & Performing Arts Centre.  Highlights of this new building include a new sports hall, activity studio, drama spaces, fitness studio, changing rooms and music practice rooms, as well as classrooms and department offices. Students and staff have been enjoying the new facilities, and the improved department organisation which comes from having all department staff and teaching rooms in the same building. 

New Sports & Performing Arts Block Photos

UPDATE - Caxton and the old Sports Hall are now gone

September 2026.  The building team at B+K have been working hard over the summer to demolish the original 1930's school building we know as Caxton, and the old Sports Hall to make way for the new main school building.  Now this is complete, phase 2 construction can begin.