Introduction
The redevelopment proposals for Penketh High School form part of the Department for Education’s (DfE) national School Rebuilding Programme. BAM Construction have been appointed by the DfE as the building contractor to deliver the project.
BAM Construction, in partnership with the DfE and Penketh High School, are pleased to share the latest designs and are consulting the community on the proposals.
The Proposals
The DfE’s School Rebuilding Programme is focused on carrying out school rebuilding and refurbishment projects prioritised according to existing condition needs. The project is looking to take forward plans to redevelop the existing school site to provide a new sustainable school building and supporting facilities.
A comprehensive redevelopment of the school site is planned, incorporating the replacement of all the existing buildings with a new single school building. The development would be phased to allow for the school to remain open using the existing school buildings, while the new school building is being constructed. Sports facilities and community use access will also remain available throughout the construction period.
Under the proposals access to the school for pupils, staff and visitors will principally be unchanged, with vehicle and pedestrian access remaining from Heath Road. The existing public right of way through the school site will also remain. The school’s pupil capacity will be unchanged, continuing to operate as an eight-form entry school.
It is intended that a planning application for the redevelopment proposals will be submitted to Warrington Borough Council following the consultation period. Subject to receiving planning permission, on-site work is likely to start in Summer 2027. The new school building is planned to be available for use in Spring 2029, with the project completing in 2030, after the final phase of external landscaping works.
Development Proposals
Details of the development proposals can be download and viewed by clicking the link below:
Consultation Event
We will be holding a public consultation drop-in event at the school. Details of the event are as follows:
Location: Penketh High School, Heath Road, Penketh, WA5 2BY.
Date: Tuesday 6th October 2026
Time: 14:00pm to 19:30pm
Providing Feedback
We would welcome your views on the plans presented for the new school building
Please let us have your views by completing the on-line questionnaire found here:
Feedback Survey Link
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GF8CP6F
Alternatively, you can email the project’s planning consultants at: consultationpagesuk@tetratech.com
Please include within the subject of your email ‘Penketh High School Public Consultation’
Or write to us at:
Tetra Tech Planning, c/o Peter Campbell, 11 York Street, Manchester, M2 2AW
Please note the closing date for providing comments is Sunday 11 October 2026.
Any personal information provided as part of this consultation will be managed in accordance with Tetra Tech’s privacy policy, who are supporting the consultation engagement.
