Milestone reached at £8.2m school building programme
A new, expanded 630-place school in Wawne Road Hull is taking shape.
Partners have celebrated with a topping out ceremony at the £8.2m Broadacre Primary School, which involved all the staff and pupils from the existing school. A special guest appearance was made by Hull City player, Lewie Coyle.
The new school is being delivered by Hull Esteem Consortium LEP Ltd, the council’s pre-procured framework, which has led the delivery of £400m of new and improved education facilities across the city, along with culture and leisure regeneration projects, including Hull New Theatre and Ferens Art Gallery.
Lisa Staines, executive head at Broadacre Primary, said: “The whole school has been so excited to see the new building taking shape over the weeks, and now we get to celebrate reaching such a significant milestone together.
“Sewell Construction and Esteem have engaged with the school throughout the process, and it means so much to us for the teams to become a part of our school community. We’re looking forward to the next few months as we lead up to the opening of our new school next year.”
Esteem general manager, Gavin Barley, added: “This school is very much needed and it is going to be a fantastic education facility that the pupils, staff, Humber Education Trust and everyone involved can be proud of.
“We’re delighted to be working with Sewell Construction to deliver this prestigious project on behalf of Hull City Council.
“It has been a great team effort and we have worked hand-in-hand to reach this major milestone.
“It’s really positive for Hull to deliver another education project and we’re delighted to continue to support the local authority in developing the education estate across the city.”
The brand new school will also include a dedicated base for young children with autism.
Councillor Shane McMurray, portfolio holder for children’s services, said: “I’m delighted the build has reached this key milestone and is on track for completion in February next year.
“Not only will this new build provide a fantastic environment for local children, but I’m pleased that it will offer purpose-built provision for children with autism.
“We are investing around £50m in the city’s schools to ensure the city’s children have the best learning environments possible, and this school will provide just that.”
Works to the new build school will increase capacity by 210 pupil places and incorporate a 10-place purpose-built space for children with Autistic Spectrum Condition, a 52-place nursery, enhanced external spaces and teaching areas, and a fenced multi-use games area.
Rachel Wilkes, CEO of the Humber Education Trust, added: “Kingswood has been a growing community over recent years, and it’s so lovely that a school which has been here from the very beginning is now expanding.
“Their new purpose-built school will have all the resources needed to provide a fantastic education to its pupils.
“Every child in our city deserves the very best provision the city can provide for them, and so it is really fantastic to have the opportunity to work with the local authorities, the housing developers, Sewell Construction and Esteem to build something purpose-built for the children who are the future of our city.”
