Astley Community High School & Whytrig Community Middle School, Elsdon Avenue, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay

The subject site is broadly rectangular in shape and extends to approximately 13.74 acres (5.56 hectares). It accommodates various two-storey interconnected buildings which are located to the eastern aspect of the site. Built in the 1960s, the onsite structures have a total building footprint of 79,627 sq. ft. (7,398 sq. m.) and will remain in situ up until completion. The site is bounded by Elsdon Avenue to the north, residential housing to the east, an NHS manufacturing complex to the south and Avenue Road to the west.

The site is located on Elsdon Avenue in the sought after village of Seaton Delaval in south east Northumberland. Seaton Delaval is located approximately 3 miles east of Cramlington, 6 miles north west of Tynemouth and 8.5 miles north east of Newcastle city centre.

Road access to Seaton Delaval is provided from Avenue Road (A190), which the site fronts onto. In turn, this highway provides direct access to the A19 and the A1 (M) to the west. The village benefits from having a station on the newly constructed Ashington to Newcastle passenger railway line, facilitating access to the east coast mainline and the wider Tyneside conurbation.