The diagrams below show the changes that have taken place at West Park Secondary School since its construction in 1950. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagrams show West

Park

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School

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at three different stages in its development:1950, 1980 and 2010. In 1950, the

school

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was built close to the main road and next to a number of houses. A large area behind the

school

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was turned into a

playground

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,

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the area behind the houses was farmland. By 1980, the houses had been demolished in order to make way for a small car

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and an additional

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building, which became the science block.

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to the existing

playground

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, the

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also

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gained the farmland and converted it into a sports field. In 2010, the

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building remained unchanged but the car

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was extended to cover the entire sports field.

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of

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, the original

playground

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was divided into two so that it provided a smaller

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and a small sports field. During

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period, the

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has increased in size and a car

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has been created and enlarged. The combined recreational areas,

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, first expanded and were

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reduced in size.