A Wolverhampton school has revealed major refurbishment plans which include a new primary school and sports hall.

The Royal School has submitted a planning application for a new 630-place primary school at its site in Penn Road, Wolverhampton.

The work also includes a two-storey extension to the heritage-listed main building for the school, a new sports hall, 104 parking spaces, a larger design technology block and refurbished dormitories.

New football pitches, an all-weather cricket wicket and an athletics track were all to be built in the former St Luke’s Primary School grounds on the opposite side of Penn Road.

An old plant room on the high school grounds was to be demolished for new stairs as part of the work to improve the building’s layout. The grammar school would also be renovated and rearranged with its boarding staff dormitories also renewed.

Temporary classrooms would also be built for students during the phased renovation of the high school.

The application said the existing primary school building was “no longer an optimal learning experience” and needed to be replaced.

Two grades are currently taught in temporary classrooms with others housed in the school’s parking lot after the current classrooms were deemed “small and in poor condition.”

The whole school caters for up to 1,480 pupils, including primary, secondary and sixth forms, and has up to 100 boarding places.

A statement accompanying the application said: “The vision for the redevelopment is to provide a cohesive campus that puts wellbeing at the forefront, which is reflected in both the design and layout of the building.

“The proposals will provide new high quality teaching, sporting and recreational spaces which will be energy efficient, incorporate modern technology and support the school’s curriculum and student boarding requirements. The development is proposed to take place in stages to ensure that teaching can be maintained throughout the programme.

The Royal School scrapped its £29,000-a-year fees in 2015 and became one of then Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron’s government free schools. Through the decision, the number of students increased from approximately 530 to almost 1,200.