A new school for children with special educational needs is set to be built in Bury.

The new school, which is expected to be called Redvales High School, will have space for 60 pupils, according to information published by the Department for Education.

The school is set to be built on land which is currently part of Redvales Playing Fields.

The department also states that the proposed new school will be a part of Oak Learning Partnership Trust, which runs three academies in the borough- Unsworth Primary School, Hazel Wood High School and Elms Bank School and College.

The council has confirmed that the new facility will cater for pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties.

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The site has been proposed through the government’s free school programme.

Free schools are funded by the government but are not run by the local authority.

The council said residents were notified of the development earlier this month, including with a notice displayed outside the park.

The notice announced the site would be subject to "investigations" to "confirm ground conditions are likely suitable to support" construction works.

The document also states that construction in the area is expected to begin around February 2025 and will be complete in February 2026.

The council has notified residents of the proposal to dispose part of the land at Redvales Playing Fields, off Manchester Road and Radcliffe Road and has given those wishing to comment on the plans until Thursday, March 7 to do so.

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Bury currently has two special educational needs and disability (SEND) schools, Elms Bank in Whitefield and Millwood Primary School in Radcliffe.

It is hoped the new school could boost provision for SEND pupils in the borough.

Meanwhile, Radcliffe is set to benefit from a long-awaited new high school, Star Radcliffe Academy, due to open in September 2024.

It will provide 750 places for pupils from Years 7 to 11 and will take in its first intake and will be built on the former site of Riverside High School on Spring Lane.