The Gatwick School is an
all-through located on the
Manor Royal
Manor Royal is an industrial zone within the town of Crawley in West Sussex, England. Manor Royal is in the north of the town near to Gatwick Airport. The area is devoted to light industry and offices and was designed for industry as part of t ...
estate,
on the northern outskirts of
Crawley
Crawley () is a large town and borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a population of 106,597 at the time of th ...
, just south of the
Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport (), also known as London Gatwick , is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, south of Central London. In 2021, Gatwick was the third-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after H ...
boundary.
Development
The development of the school has at times been fraught and controversial. The school's planning application was rejected in July 2015 due to traffic and safety concerns.
The school initially opened in industrial units on the Manor Royal Business Park in 2014, and applied for development permission on the site.
In addition to opposition in relation to parking, noise and traffic,
the application was also opposed by the Manor Royal business group which opposed any non-business development within the Manor Royal.
References
External links
The Gatwick School official site
Secondary schools in West Sussex
Educational institutions established in 2014
2014 establishments in England
Primary schools in West Sussex
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