The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Gavin Collins, visited St Nicholas Primary School in East Challow near Wantage to bless a new building.
The event on Thursday began with a short Open the Book service led by the Revd Alec Gill, Associate Vicar of Wantage.
A blessing by the Bishop of Dorchester followed outside the new school building.
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The new building, named The Burrow is on the site of an old nursery, which closed a few years ago.
It is now the home of the early years, nursery and reception classes at the school.
St Nicholas, part of the Vale Academy Trust, is a growing village school with a capacity of 140 children.
The new single-storey building incorporates two large classrooms, a kitchen and toilets.
The cost of the building was covered by Oxfordshire County Council Section 106 funding.
Blessing The Burrows, The Bishop of Dorchester, the Rt Rev Gavin Collins, said: “The Burrows is a wonderful new building where children will have the space to grow, learn and have fun together.
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"We give thanks to God remembering all the hard work that went into its planning and construction and pray that it may be a blessing to the life of the school.”
Heather Richards, headteacher at St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, said: "We are very proud of our new building and the amazing facilities it now provides for our youngest children in nursery and reception. Nestled within our grounds, this has been a project which everyone in the school community has played a part in.
"The blessing by Bishop Gavin marks a new beginning for St Nicholas CE Primary, as we open our doors to a purpose-built space providing the very best foundations for life and learning.”
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This story was written by Andy Ffrench, he joined the team more than 20 years ago and now covers community news across Oxfordshire.
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