Funded largely by the Sports Lottery but with major contributions from the Local Authority, The Marathon Trust, Southall Regeneration Board, local businesses and the School itself, the project aims were to develop a range of amenities to increase opportunities for both pupils and the local community to take part in sport. The extension project was conceived shortly after the construction of a five-badminton court sports hall, funded through the LEA, construction of which rendered the adjacent sports playing field unusable. It was decided that the money spent to reinstate the pitch would be more effective if the replacement were to be an all weather artificial sports surface (ATP), which led to the instigation of the Lottery Project. It was clear that other facilities would be required to compliment and sustain the more intensive use and opportunities that an all weather surface would support, but the finite nature of the site, and planning restrictions, necessitated a compact solution. In addition to the three-court Multi Use Games Area constructed in an earlier phase, facilities include the ATP, Gymnasium, Fitness Suite, Movement Studio, additional changing rooms with ancillary administration and storage areas and a much-needed Community Reception area. The extension is much influenced by the pre-existing Sports Hall, particularly the simple fair-faced blockwork walls. However, a shortcoming of the existing Hall is that it is rather gloomy, being artificially lit and ventilated, and hence the extension introduces copious light from fixed north-light glazing set into the folded plate roof that covers both the Gym and the Movement Studio; the latter benefits from an elevated position overlooking both the ATP and MUGA with fully glazed east and southern elevations opening onto viewing balconies. Construction of the new facilities was undertaken with the whole school in operation and the existing Sports Hall to which was being extended at both ends, had to be kept in use throughout.