We are delighted to report that progress on Westal, our new girls’ Boarding House, is going well and we remain on 
target for a September 2013 opening.
This term has seen all foundations being dug and filled, as well as internal and external walls being constructed.
The first signs of the red facing brickwork are now visible and the last week of term saw the first windows going in.
Even the internal spaces are beginning to take shape and by the time Spring Term 2013 commences, floor units for the first floor will be installed.
Westal is the latest major building project at College and is part of a continuing programme of development which began last year with the £1.5 million refurbishment of the Library and Big Classical Theatre.
Once constructed, it will sleep around 70 boarding girls. As with all College Houses, the structure will be vertical, with 12 to 14 girls in each year group.
In its first year of opening, the House will have 3rd Form and Sixth Form girls, with all year groups being filled by 2015. Mrs Jenny O’Bryan, current Head of Lower College, has been appointed as Housemistress.