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Christian school in Oxfordshire town put up for major sale
St Nicholas Church of England School in Wallingford has been listed as ‘price on asking’ with the site expected to become vacant in September.
The 1.9-acre area has operated as a school since 1962 when planning permission for the buildings and its dedicated access road was granted.
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In 1969 consent was also secured for a proposed nursery school on the southern part of the grounds – now the existing grassed play area – which was never constructed.
However early-years provision was later incorporated within the 170-pupil school itself and, from September, it will be teaching reception, year one, year two and year three pupils.
In the future the organisation – which cites its ‘Christian ethos’ on its website – will also accept kids up to year six as it moves to a larger site on the Highcroft housing development.
A statement on the school’s website said: “We will be moving to a brand new school site on the Highcroft housing development and are scheduled to open in September 2026.
“The move will enable us to extend our age range, and we will grow to become a full primary school for the Wallingford community.”
Since 1969 the existing building on St Nicholas Road has seen only minor, school-related planning activity, including permissions for temporary classroom buildings and lightweight canopy structures.
The listing states: “Importantly, no major redevelopment proposals have been brought forward, leaving the site largely unchanged and offering a rare opportunity for a fresh vision to be realised.
“The existing school buildings extend to approximately 1,200 sq m (12,917 sq ft) of single-storey accommodation (including canopy areas).
“The layout provides a well-balanced mix of classroom, administrative and support spaces, making the site highly adaptable for a range of future uses.”
The Highcroft housing development is being built near Wantage Road by property developers Berkeley.
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It will contain 555 homes and last year there was a ground-breaking ceremony for the school which saw demonstrations for pupils about the construction process.
Headteacher of St Nicholas, Amy King, said at the time: “It’s fantastic for the children to have the opportunity to visit the site and to see our new school being built.”
She added: “The plan for the new school has been in development for a long time and so it’s really exciting to see it start to take shape and to have had so much involvement in planning what it will offer the children.”
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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