Schools and community facilities

New secondary school

We built a new secondary school in Arborfield, which opened in September 2016 with capacity for up to 1,200 pupils and a sixth form with 300 places set to follow. The school is run by Bohunt Educational Trust.

Two new primary schools

The new village will have two primary schools: one on the northern part of the site and one on the southern part. Both will have two classes per year (two form-entry).

In 2021, Farley Hill Primary School reopened in new premises within the north of the development, accessed off Biggs Lane and Baston Road. The school in the southern part of the development will follow as part of a later phase of development.

Community facilities

The development will include a main district (village) centre and two smaller neighbourhood centres, one to the north and one to the south.

• The district centre will have a Sainsbury’s food store, other retail units, a pre-school and day nursery, public open space, a pedestrianised high street and a flexible community centre. As a mixed-use development, it also includes 206 homes
• The two neighbourhood centres will act as community hubs, providing local facilities like a convenience store or café and reducing the need for residents to travel
• The northern neighbourhood centre, off Biggs Lane, has a café and another unit that currently serves as a marketing suite for the development. It overlooks a public artwork commemorating the area’s military history