ONE of England s most elite private schools is looking to majorly expand its boarding house accommodation in a controversial move hugely protested by its neighbours and town councillors. Abingdon School, which has just over 1,000 boys from age 11-18, of which around 140 are boarder, says it needs new and improved living quarters as part of its masterplan to evolve .
Vale of White Horse District Council planning committee debated two applications made by the private school, which has recently been embroiled in two high-profile scandals. They include demolishing existing extensions to Austin House and Crescent House living quarters, remodelling them and erecting three-storey linked extensions.