Radley College’s proposed medical centre

Radley College, an independent boarding school for 770 boys aged 13 to 18 located in Radley, Oxfordshire, has submitted plans to upgrade its on-site medical centre, the Oxford Mail has reported.

A planning application has been sent to the Vale of White Horse District Council to build a red brick modern building, with timber cladding and aluminium windowpanes.

The new centre would increase the school’s capacity for care, with six single and two double en suite bedrooms, six large treatment and procedure rooms, amenity facilities and on-call overnight accommodation for nursing staff.

The existing health centre is a two-storey brick centre built in 1966, providing four single and one larger ward bedroom.

Architect firm Grey Baynes and Shew, which submitted the plans on behalf of Radley College, stated: “There is currently insufficient capacity within the building to meet the needs and requirements of the college.

“The college now wish to update the health centre so that it is fit for modern day purposes and offer better working conditions for the nursing staff and boys staying overnight.

“The services that the health centre is required to provide has changed over the last 50 years and is in need updating to better serve the needs of the college.”