DETAILS have been revealed for a new 420 pupil primary school in Exeter.
As revealed in the Echo, the Exeter Diocesan wants to create the two-story new school off Topsham Road.
It would be part of the new housing development known as Seabrook Orchards.
Last year permission was granted for Seabrook Orchards, which will provide 700 new homes as well as a new primary school, community hall, doctor's surgery, shop and other amenities.
The proposed Church of England Voluntary Aided primary school borders the former Royal Navy Supply Depot, now Persimmon's Greenacres site.
It would provide two form entry with a total capacity of 420 pupils across seven year groups with 30 pupils per class.
The school is also to include a nursery accommodating 26 full time equivalent three to four-year-olds and eight two-year-olds.
Seabrook Orchards lies within the catchments of a number of primary and secondary schools, and primary schools nearby are already operating in excess of their capacity.
Devon County Council recognised the need for a new school, and awarded the provision of the new primary at Seabrook Orchards to the Exeter Diocesan Board of Education last March.
The school is expected to be operational by September 2016.
In a report submitted to the city council the architects say: "The location of the proposed school site was chosen as the most convenient location for the residents of Seabrook Orchards as well as those from the wider Newcourt development area.
"This provided the opportunity for a combined community focus around the school, a community hall, doctors surgery and other facilities forming the Community Hub around 'Seabrook Square', from which stems a number of subsidiary routes including dedicated cycle and pedestrian paths connecting to the adjoining development areas."
It adds: "The building is to be welcoming to children, staff, parents and the local community. The school should promote a sense of wonder and excitement about learning.
"The client's brief is that the building is to be a physical demonstration of the Christian love and respect that aims to be at the heart of every church school."
Seabrook Orchards forms part of the Newcourt Urban Extension, with around 3,500 planned new homes along with 16 hectares of employment land, as proposed in Exeter City Council's Local Development Framework and its adopted Newcourt Masterplan.
