A primary school in Reading could double the number of pupils it takes if plans due to be decided this week are given the go ahead.

Reading Borough Council has applied to knock down and completely redevelop Ranikhet Academy, a primary school in Tilehurst.

The school currently serves 236 pupils and is made up of a series of interconnected buildings.

The redevelopment of the school would involve knocking down all existing buildings and replacing them with one large two storey structure.

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The enlarged building would allow for the school to be two form entry, meaning that there would be two classes of schoolchildren for each year, from Reception to Year 6.

The school is currently one form entry, with a maximum of 210 pupils from Reception to Year 6 and a 26 place nursery.

The enlarged school would accept a total of 420 pupils, with numbers for the nursery staying the same.

An astroturf pitch would be retained, but a two court multi-use games area (MUGA) would be replaced.

Staff and parents would make use of a 46 space car park accessed from Edlleston Way, which would have three wheelchair accessible spaces and six electric charging points.

Reading Chronicle: What Ranikhet Academy would look like if the plan goes ahead. Credit: Reading Borough Council / Hampshire County Council / REach2 TrustWhat Ranikhet Academy would look like if the plan goes ahead. Credit: Reading Borough Council / Hampshire County Council / REach2 Trust

The plan has received no objections.

You can view the application by typing reference 211127 into the council's planning portal here: http://planning.reading.gov.uk/fastweb_PL/welcome.asp

According to its website, the school opened in 1970, on a site that was previously used a farm, a golf course, allotments and an army training depot.

The Royal Berkshire Regiment was based at the training depot during and after World War 2 and the depot was named 'Ranikhet Camp' after a hill station in India near the Tibetan border - a place where the regiment was garrisoned in the 1920's.

Ranikhet translates as 'Queen's field'.

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The school's dragon logo comes from a badge used by the Royal Berkshire Regiment.

The logo itself was granted to the regiment by Queen Victoria for serving with distinction in the Opium wars of 1839 to 1860, where the British Empire defeated forces of the Chinese Qing dynasty, during what is referred to in China as 'the Century of Humiliation'.

Ranikhet is run as an academy as part of the REach2 Trust, which runs a total of 60 schools, including Civitas primary in Great Knollys Street.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service attempted to call headteacher Salima Ducker for a comment.