Plans to knock down the former Rushcliffe Leisure Centre for a new school building to be built have received mixed views from local residents. A planning application has been submitted by Rushcliffe Spencer Academy in West Bridgford which also includes details of remodelling the Notts Gymnastics Academy building, relocating all five-a-side football pitches, and installing a new nine-a-side pitch.
The plans to expand the school were first mentioned by Nottinghamshire County Council in January earlier this year. Conservative MP for Rushcliffe Ruth Edwards backed the plans at that time, too.
Rushcliffe Spencer Academy submitted a proposal to the Department for Education to expand the number of places they can provide, taking the total to 2,310 across all years including sixth-form. The leisure centre site, in Boundary Road, has been part-vacant, part-used since its closure in 2017, with most of the facilities moving to the upgraded Rushcliffe Arena site.
