By reducing the build programme to less than nine months, there was much less disruption to the staff and children. McAvoy had to work on a highly constrained, fully operational site in the heart of the school and in close proximity to the two main buildings.
Careful planning and management of logistics were key to managing the entrance to the site which was shared with the adjacent leisure centre and located in a residential area.
The scheme, which is finished in brick and vertical cedar cladding to complement the academy’s existing buildings, accommodates five general classrooms, a staff room and new commercial kitchen and dining facilities to cater for around 900 children each day. Delivered on time, it was built offsite and under the Considerate Constructors Scheme, which awarded a high score to the McAvoy project team for best practice.
McAvoy has a proven track record in education, particularly in the South East, having successfully delivered many contracts for Surrey County Council.
The Group has been awarded building projects under the Southern Modular Building Framework worth around £15m – from nursery blocks to self-contained primary and secondary school buildings. Its offsite solutions aim to deliver rapid building solutions to meet the rising demand for school places, working to the highest health and safety standards.
