The maps below show the site of a school in 1985 and the same site today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how the grounds of a secondary school were altered between 1985 and the present day.

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, it is clear from the diagrams that the site has become considerably more crowded because several facilities were added to cope with a larger number of pupils.

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the main building and the entrance were retained, the open playing field was reduced to make space for new construction. The earlier diagram reveals that, in 1985, the school consisted of a single two-storey building situated near the gate on the southern side, with a small car park beside it. A large sports field occupied the entire northern half of the grounds,

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a line of trees ran along the eastern edge, and a bicycle shed stood in the south-west corner. The latter plan shows that, since

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, a science block and a sports hall have been constructed across the right-hand side of the former playing area, so the lawn is now roughly half its original size.

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, the car park has been expanded to twice its earlier capacity, which required the bicycle shed to be relocated to the north-west corner. A library was

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built adjacent to the original structure,

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the trees along that boundary were removed to accommodate the new buildings.

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, if a former pupil returned today, they would recognise the gate and the oldest classrooms but little else.