THE NEW entrance to Addington School has been completed, in a bid to reduce congestion.
The Woodley school now has its own dedicated entrance with gates and the car park improved for better drainage.
The site used to share its entrance with Bulmershe School, Bulmershe Leisure Centre, Goals Reading five-a-side centre and Kingfisher Table Tennis Club via Leisure Road, off Woodlands Avenue.
But the new gates mean school buses and parents can go directly onto Woodlands Avenue.
Sara Attra, headteacher at the school said she is delighted with the new carpark and entrance — which completes the school expansion.
“Both will considerably ease the congestion that currently happens at the beginning and end of the school day when three large facilities share the same entrance and exit points,” she said. “We are very much looking forward to improved safety in our car park for pupils and parents, as well as improving the flow of school transport.”
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Work carried out this spring, overseen by Wokingham Borough Council’s operational property team.
Cllr Graham Howe, deputy executive member for children’s services at the borough council, said: “Addington School provides an outstanding education to hundreds of young people in our borough. This follows a recent expansion with the new sixth form centre, enabling even more young people in our borough to access this.
“Now their journeys in and out of the school will be easier, as well as reducing congestion for those accessing Bulmershe secondary school and the leisure centre at peak times.”
Works also included an expansion of the car park to accommodate the extra staff and this will adjoin the new entrance onto Woodlands Avenue.
The access road at Bulmershe now has a new turning circle for buses and pedestrian crossings.
A safety barrier controlled by the school was also added a few years ago to control traffic flow at busy times.
