An artists impression of the final developments on site at St Wilfridâs RC College in South Shields A SCHOOL is focusing all its efforts towards paving the way for a sustainable future, starting with its own site. St Wilfrid’s RC College, in South Shields, has become passionate about making space for nature and wildlife and reducing their carbon footprint, with features of a planned extension reflecting this ideology. Planning permission was granted last month to build a £1.43m extension to the existing school building, providing six new classrooms, extra dining space along with some ancillary storage and WCs.