This design and build contract provided a new build school campus 480 KS2 students, housed in classes of 30 pupils in a 4FE organisation. The site is adjacent to the existing school. It also provides additional changing facilities for sports pitches to be used independently by a local secondary school.

The project provided a new vehicular and pedestrian access with independent access to the sports changing rooms, car park and playing fields.

Part of the proposals also include the enhancement of the existing playing fields to provide:

• Football pitch
• Rugby pitch
• 10 wicket cricket oval
• Cricket practice nets
• Sports Pavilion

The new hall and studio facilities within the new school are available for use by the local community out of school hours. The design was prepared to allow the main body of the school to be closed off to the public during times of local community use and for the hall and studio wing to be operated as a standalone facility with the added potential of the school kitchen area if required.

Significant investment in the design of the school grounds created a stimulating and creative place which supports curriculum learning and gives the children a rich and varied experience.

At the heart of the design of this scheme is the ambition to build on this investment and celebrate outside learning through the provision of a variety of spaces including:

Roof garden – a protected and secure rooftop allotment linked to the specialist practical area. This serves to encourage and understand healthy and sustainable eating

Outdoor classroom – a sheltered space used as a teaching area with enough space for a whole class. This space has a direct connection with the studio and so can become an informal performance area

Soft play – conveniently located and safe acting as a buffer between hard play and playing fields, predominantly a grassed space to site and socialise. Some imaginative landscaping and planting has been including sloping and tiered grass to form a natural amphitheatre with provision for spectators

Hard play – to promote healthy, active creative outdoor play. Outdoor seating is arranged as an extension to the classroom below the canopy to create smaller, sheltered more intimate areas

Habitat area – creates an opportunity to study nature active as a valuable resource for leaching and learning

“Project delivered early – excellent communication with bowls club, daily visits by site team to ensure that they had no issues. Excellent performance by on site team”          John Sharp – Director, Pick Everard