A new £25.7m building for Amble's high school will be of huge benefit to the town, according to its headteacher.
Last week Northumberland County Council's cabinet gave final approval for schools in the Coquet partnership to switch to a two-tier model.
The decision on the future of education in the area meant the council could release almost £40m of funding pledged to schools in the area as part of the schools improvement programme.
