[5] The tender for the building work was won by Sir Robert McAlpine who carried out the main construction.

Located on the existing 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.

It caused a lot of damage and made the area temporarily unsafe due to asbestos in the roof.

[7] Currently courses include textiles, electronics, resistant materials, food, graphics (I.C.T.

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.

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.