Government approval has been granted for a new secondary school as part of the Victoria North regeneration project
The 11–16 co-educational school will be delivered within the Victoria North development and is intended to support significant housing growth across Collyhurst South and the wider regeneration area, providing additional school capacity for future residents.
Councillor Julie Reid, executive member for Early Years, Children and Young People, Manchester City Council, said: “Getting the go-ahead for this brand-new school marks a significant moment for this part of the city, both for families already living locally and for all the many more who will move here in the future as the Victoria North new town ambitions are realised.
“It’s brilliant news for the area and alongside our existing secondary schools in the area is going to help ensure our families now and in the future have access to a great local educational offer with a place in a good school.”
The North of England’s largest urban regeneration project
Victoria North is a landmark joint venture between Manchester City Council and Far East Consortium (FEC), designed to address Manchester’s housing shortage and drive sustainable urban transformation across 155 hectares of largely under-utilised brownfield land north-east of the city centre.
Over the next 15–20 years, the project is set to deliver up to 15,000 new homes across seven distinct neighbourhoods, helping to accommodate an estimated 40,000 new residents and creating one of the largest new urban communities in the UK.
Central to the regeneration vision is the creation of a 46-hectare City River Park — one of Manchester’s most ambitious new green spaces — which will reconnect the neighbourhoods to the River Irk and provide expansive parkland, active recreational corridors, and enhanced biodiversity.
Progress across Victoria North is already underway, with 430 homes completed to date and a further 550 currently under construction. In addition, 4,801 homes have secured planning approval as part of the first phase of delivery, which includes a mix of private, affordable and council housing. Recent work has also delivered the first social rent properties in Collyhurst, underpinning efforts to create inclusive neighbourhoods.
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