Henbury was the first of four schools which will be completely rebuilt under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) at a capital cost of around £63 million.

Work begins on Bedminster Down School

For the first time in over thirty years, a brand new secondary school is being built in Bristol South, part of Labour's multi-million pound investment in the city's schools. The building work, which began during the summer, is due to be completed in 2006. 

"Bristol's students and teachers have had to put up with crumbling buildings for far too long", Dawn says. "So, naturally, I am thrilled to see that work has finally started on transforming Bedminster Down School". 

With a clear link between modern well-maintained schools and high levels of pupil attainment, Labour's aim is to provide surroundings that inspire and motivate. "We need a radical new approach to our school buildings so we create environments in which teachers want to teach and pupils want to learn", Dawn continues.

Labour is embracing this new approach by increasing capital investment to a record £6.78bn in 2007/08. Bristol is at the forefront of this programme, with Bedminster Down one of eleven local secondary schools scheduled for a makeover in the next few years.

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