Partnerships for Schools have approved Nottingham's Outline Business Case (OBC) which indicates £89m of new funding for Nottingham City Council to complete the transformation of secondary and special schools in the city.

This new funding will benefit the following schools:

· Westbury School;
· Woodlands School;
· Trinity Comprehensive;
· Top Valley Comprehensive;
· Nottingham Bluecoat and Technology College;
· Manning Girls' School; and
· Fernwood Comprehensive.

Learning Centres for vulnerable children and young people who do not attend school due to sickness, medical reasons, becoming a young mother or because they are permanently excluded from school, will also benefit from the funding.

Councillor David Mellen, Nottingham City Council's Portfolio Holder for Children's Services, said: "This puts Nottingham in a fantastic position, allowing us to continue our transformation programme and build on the success of the first phase of the programme.

"The level of investment is unprecedented and reflects our commitment to raising educational attainment across the city through the provision of 21^st century facilities that maximise the opportunities for effective teaching and learning."

Tim Byles, Chief Executive of Partnerships for Schools, the organisation responsible for delivering the national BSF programme, said: "I am pleased that Nottingham City has reached this important milestone. With three BSF schools already open in its first phase, Nottingham City has done a great deal to improve the life chances of pupils as well as local communities as a whole and I look forward to following the city's progress as it continues on its BSF journey."

The new schools will be delivered by Nottingham's award winning Local Education Partnership (LEP) which is a public private partnership between Nottingham City Council, inspiredspaces and Building Schools for the Future Investments.

Work is due to begin on the first two schools, Top Valley and Trinity, in April 2011.