The National Foundation for Educational Research carried out a before-and-after poll of pupils at the first school built through the government's multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. It found the new surroundings improved attitudes to education and learning.
The number of pupils who said they felt safe at school most or all of the time increased from 57 to 87 per cent, while the percentage who said they felt proud of their school increased from 43 to 77.
The proportion of pupils who wanted to stay on in sixth form or go on to college also increased from 64 to 77 per cent. Vandalism, graffiti and littering were all said to be less of a problem and pupils' general enjoyment of school went up by 10 per cent.
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