application was approved by a West Berkshire Council Planning Committee on 20 February 2008. The rebuild was completed in October 2010, and was officially opened on 30 March 2011 by The Countess of Wessex. Both former sites enjoyed large playing fields, tennis courts and sports changing rooms. Most of this space was lost as a result of the building of the new school. The new school still retains a large playing field, and since the completion of phase two of the Ad Lucem project possesses a sizeable Multi-Use Games Area. In January 2014 the planned extension to the Patterson block was complete, allowing more space for the Sixth Form and a much expanded hall. Other Facilities information Phase one of the Ad Lucem project was completed in October 2010, meaning that the school is now located on one site, with an entrance from Buckingham Road, adjacent to the old Luker site. In January 2014 the planned extension to the Patterson block was complete, allowing more space for the Sixth Form and a much expanded hall. In early 2019, the Wormestall 6th Form Block was extended with a new Wormestall Conference Room and smaller Wormestall meeting room. These rooms were designed to accommodate more exam students during exam season. The rooms also act as new meeting rooms, meaning that the 6th Form has now been able to expand into two rooms previously used for meetings on the ground floor of the main block, while the new rooms are used for meetings. This development has allowed the 6th form to continue to expand. These rooms are also hired out by the school. The new school retains a large playing field, and since the completion of phase two of the Ad Lucem project possesses a sizeable Multi-Use Games Area. There is a large hall with a temporary stage, where assemblies and some lessons take place. Larger, whole school assemblies take place in the 'Hub', a central atrium at the heart of the building. The new school building has interactive whiteboards available in each classroom and many computer rooms. Every student and teacher are unique users, able to access a personalized area of the network. Since 2007, every permanent teacher has had a laptop provided by the school, and all registration throughout the day is controlled through a student information system. Each House has a separate wing, or "block", within the new building. Every