THESE artist impressions give the first glimpse of how a new Islamic boys school could look.

The Tauheedul Education Trust has lodged a planning application with Blackburn with Darwen Council for an 800-pupil free school in Sumner Street, Blackburn.

The building would provide a permanent home for top-performing Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School, which has been housed on a temporary site at the former Blakewater College in Shadsworth Road since it opened in 2012.

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Attracting students from across East Lancashire, school bosses hope the site will become an ‘impressive gateway’ to the town.

A new 200-space sixth form will also open at the award-winning school, which was rated third country for progress made by students last year.

It had been scheduled to open in 2018 but the plans were postponed until it found a permanent home.

Amongst the facilities will be a school building and gym, car parking playing fields and multi-use games area.

The site chosen is a former abattoir and cattle markets that have been demolished and have been derelict for several years.

In planning documents, the Tauheedul Education trust said the new school seeks to provide a ‘world class and inspired teaching and learning environment.’

The documents read: “The Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School is an existing Muslim faith based secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 years, which has a specialism in sports leadership, entrepreneurship and Big Society.

“It is currently operating from a site at the former Blakewater College, Blackburn.

“The proposed new facilities, building and surroundings seek to provide a world class and inspiring teaching and learning environment.

“The new school will provide accommodation for existing pupils and in addition will provide new sixth form places for further education needs.

“The school will be fully accessible and support special educational needs. It will be inclusive to the local community providing facility for community use including sports, ICT and state of the art digital studios.”

The school would cater for 600 year seven to 11 students and 200 sixth-formers, the same number as the current site.

The site is being developed by Manchester-based Wates Construction.