A HOCKLEY school could receive millions of pounds of Government money to rebuild.

Greensward Academy could get as much as £23million from the Partnership for Schools, although exact figures have not yet been decided.

There are ten schools across Essex in line to receive a share of a £130million pot.

The amount of funding each school will receive will be calculated by using, among other factors, pupil numbers.

Essex County Council’s budget, passed on Tuesday, divided up the pot, with Greensward down for £23.6million.

But County Hall spokesman Michael Page said the allocation was not final and would be decided later this year, after each school had submitted a business plan to say how it would spend the money.

Greensward Academy is one of four schools in Essex run by the Academies Enterprise Trust. The trust takes over schools that need to improve and are all managed by chief executive David Triggs.

Mike Barnett, a spokesman for the Academies Enterprise Trust, said: “This is excellent news for Greensward.

“Although it is too early to say how much the building programme will be worth, it is likely to represent a multi-million investment in the school buildings and in information technology.

“Greensward pupils and staff deserve the very best learning environment in which to work and prosper.

“This represents a major step forward into making this ambition become a reality.”