Work starts on new grammar school sports hall as part of £4m investment

Work has now commenced on a new sports hall at Bradford Grammar School as part of a £4m investment in its sports provision.

The eight metre high building will be large enough to accommodate five tennis courts or four netball courts and will provide year-round, all-weather use.

Adept Civil and Structural Consulting Engineers has been appointed to provide engineering services to the new facility, whereas SDA Architects is providing architectural services. The building is being built by Bradford-based Bermar Building.

The programme of works will also see eight outdoor cricket lanes installed, one and a half new hockey Astroturf pitches created, and two new outdoor netball or tennis courts.

In addition, the school’s existing sports hall will be reconfigured and its changing facilities will be upgraded.

Matthew Ramsden, a director at Adept, said: “A key feature of Bradford Grammar School’s new sports hall was that it had to be distinct and striking yet also functional. This meant that simply building a large warehouse wasn’t an option. The result is a large structure, with the economics and scale of a warehouse, but with the aesthetics of a modern, contemporary and inviting building.

“There’s no doubt this building has the potential to be one of the best facilities of its kind and will elevate Bradford Grammar to the top of the league in terms of its sports provision in the region.”

Dr Simon Hinchliffe, headmaster at Bradford Grammar School, said: “Sport is central to the offering at Bradford Grammar School and our new redevelopment will provide the perfect environment for our enhanced sports curriculum, which caters for all our young people.

“We’ve been successful in recruiting a number of staff to our enlarged sports department with specialist expertise in their fields to help deliver the school’s sporting vision. This investment will cement Bradford Grammar School’s reputation as the Sunday Times Leading Northern Independent School of the Year 2018.”

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