Work complete on £3.3m school project

Construction has completed at Highcliffe School in Birstall, Leicester, one of the first schools to be built under the Department for Education’s modular primary school building framework.

The £3.3m project saw Spatial Initiative (Initiative) – the joint venture of Styles&Wood and Extraspace Solutions – completely rebuild the 13,200 sq ft primary block using 38 modular units. Initiative also delivered an internal fit-out, furniture and external works, including the installation of new interactive smartboards and modernised IT infrastructure.

Highcliffe was one of the first projects to be allocated under the school building framework, which is rebuilding and refurbishing school buildings across the UK deemed to be most in need of renovation. Design began in September 2017, with onsite construction commencing in April 2018.

Olivia Noonan, operations manager at Initiative, said: “This is a landmark project as one of the first school buildings in the UK to be built entirely using modern, innovative construction methods. It is great to see the success of the Priority School Building Programme so early on in its lifecycle, marking the first step in delivering the highest quality learning environments to children up and down the country.”