school site, The work entailed demolition of the existing main school building and part demolition of the existing sports hall, the erection of a two-storey school building, phased relocation, reconfiguration of vehicular and pedestrian access and laying out of associated car parking, cycle parking, boundary treatments and landscaping. The scheme was built under the Priority Schools Building Programme and work was funded by the Education Funding Agency following a successful bid to the agency from Northumberland County Council. When the old school closed there was a large fire in the old hall. It caused a lot of damage and made the area temporarily unsafe due to asbestos in the roof. The finished landscaping and car parking is due to be completed by the end of Summer 2017. Technology Prudhoe Community High School used to be a specialist technology college, although from 2011 students were not obliged to study a technology subject at GCSE level. Currently courses include textiles, electronics, resistant materials, food, graphics (I.C.T. and traditional) and the 14–19 nationally acknowledged engineering diploma. IT facilities The school now has 7 IT classrooms. As an educational establishment within the Northumberland LEA, PCHS has full WiFi access for staff and students in all of its buildings and outside coverage as well. Every classroom in the school has at least one PC, with portable laptops available to students. Learning Resource Centre Prudhoe Community High School supports its pupils through a learning resource centre (known also as the LRC), which includes a library, career advice centre, creative area, and 26 computers for use by students. Clubs The Learning Resource Centre hosts to several after-school clubs. These include the year nine reading group and a homework club. Sports facilities Outside the building are some basketball and tennis courts. The school also has three large playing fields. One has athletics facilities (a sand pit and running track), one has football posts and the third is a 5G astro-turf pitch. The schools sporting facilities were reduced in wake of the construction of the FUSE Media Centre but have now been fully reinstated. References External links Official site UK Government statistics Ofsted Reports Upper schools in Northumberland Educational institutions established in 1958 1958 establishments in England Academies in Northumberland Prudhoe