The former Penn School has been put up for sale by administrators, four months after pupils and parents were told the school would be closing.
The non-maintained day and boarding school for pupils aged 11 to 18 with communication difficulties in Church Road, closed on July 22, leaving staff without a job and forcing parents to find new schools for their children.
Estate agent Knight Frank is now advertising the 19 acre site on the instructions of Lee Anthony Manning and Matthew David Smith of Deloitte LLP, who were handed control of the school on July 7.
The site has now been put up for sale for offers in excess of £6 million, as a whole or in five separate lots.
The main buildings, Gate Lodge, Headmaster’s House, land to the west of Wren Cottage and land to the east of Hammersley Lane could all be sold separately.
The estate agent brochure describes the former Victorian school, land and outbuildings as a ‘rare development opportunity.’
Pupils, parents and teachers were left heartbroken in July when it was announced that the school would be closing down just two weeks before the end of term after a "considerable drop in student numbers and income."
A campaign to raise £1 million to save the school from permanent closure was set up by concerned parents and managed to raise £9045 towards the total.
The money has since been donated to two charities, deaf health charity SignHealth and I Can, a children’s communication charity.
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