Contractor appointed to next phase of historic boarding school’s multi-million pound refurb

A historic boarding school has appointed a contractor to carry out the next phase of its multi-million pound refurbishment project.

Bromsgrove School, which was founded in 1553, has more than 1,600 pupils aged between three and 18, making it one of the largest independent schools in the country.

The school has more than 540 boarders from age seven and will invest £3.6m for the refurbishment of Elmshurst House – a house for over 90 boys aged 13–18 – and as the final part of the project in July 2019 the school will also extend the car parking provision.

Over the summer, Deeley Construction, a Coventry-based company, completed phase one with the delivery of a new common room, associated communal areas and houseparent’s study.

Lesley Brookes, bursar at Bromsgrove School, said: “We are delighted with the results of phase one and the work that Deeley has completed.

“The boys and house staff are all thrilled with their new communal areas and are looking forward to moving into their en-suite bedrooms.

“This is a substantial and complicated project for the school so we have been very pleased with the Deeley Construction team who have done everything possible to reduce the disruption.

“We are all now excited to see the completion of the project next summer.”

Chris Newman, project manager at Deeley Construction, said: “We are very pleased to have been able to carry out this work with minimum disruption, which is, of course, a major priority for us and the school.

“We are very pleased to being play such a big part in the future of such a historic and respected school and we are sure that everyone is going to love the finished house.

“We are looking forward to completing the rest of the project and letting staff and pupils see the culmination of this planning and hard work.”