▁by ▁the ▁OF ST ED ▁report ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁a ▁bid ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁South end ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁and ▁Music ▁Centre ▁( follow ing ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁top ▁quality ▁facility ▁at ▁St ▁Bernard ' s ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ). ▁Perm ission ▁was ▁granted ▁and ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 2 . 2 5 ▁million ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁facility . ▁The ▁school ▁began ▁a ▁development ▁appeal ▁to ▁raise ▁a ▁further ▁£ 4 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁equip ▁the ▁centre ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁fit ness ▁machines ▁and ▁recording ▁studio . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁amount ▁an ▁English ▁High ▁School ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁raise ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁British ▁education . ▁The ▁appeal ▁last ed ▁for ▁ 3 ▁years ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁closed . ▁The ▁total ▁raised ▁was ▁£ 3 7 6 , 0 0 0 ; ▁slightly ▁less ▁than ▁expected . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Six th ▁Form ▁Centre ▁and ▁Language ▁College , ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁from ▁pre fab ric ated ▁units ▁in ▁a ▁brick ▁shell , ▁this ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Peter ▁Em pt age ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁and ▁built ▁to ▁last . ▁According ▁to ▁documentation , ▁this ▁building ▁is ▁constructed ▁to ▁last ▁ 1 2 0 ▁years . ▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁a ▁steel ▁frame ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁glass , ▁red ▁brick , ▁micro ▁fib bed ▁al umin