New build
For many years, there have been plans to replace the Year 6 classroom building at the rear of the academy. We are finally in a position to replace this building, thanks to funding from St Chad’s Academies Trust. We will soon be receiving a new building, comprising of 2 classrooms which will be on the site of the existing building which has now been demolished. This new building will be for our Year 5 and 6 classes and will provide them with a wonderful environment and a new interactive touch screen in each classroom. This will be a great bonus for our school and will improve the learning environment for our children; another piece of long-awaited good news for our school!
Demolition of the old classroom

First week progress
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Update 27/08/24 - completion on track
Following a project meeting this afternoon with myself (Miss Taylor), Concept Ltd and the contractors (RAE Build), children, staff and parents will be pleased to hear that the building progress is on track for the scheduled completion. I have again asked if there is any scope for earlier completion and the contractors are doing everything they can to meet this request within the constraints of product delivery dates and availability of relevant staff. We will, of course, keep you updated on progress following any developments and further meetings.
You will see from the attached photos, that the building is definitely beginning to become more recognisable as classrooms. Once the building is safer (eg end of September/beginning of October), Year 5 and 6 children will have a tour of the new space. We will arrange visits for parents/carers nearer the date of completion. We will inform you of these in October.
Temporary Year 6 classroom - this is being delivered on Thursday 29th August and will be ready for the children on their return on Tuesday 3rd September. I will provide photos once this has been installed.






Temporary classroom for Year 6
The temporary classroom arrived on Thursday 29th August. It took a very long time to squeeze through our gates but was eventually placed ready for our new Year 6 children. Mrs Couldrey and Miss Bishop have been busy getting the unit ready for the children on Tuesday. The photos and videos below show you the delivery and inside of the room.




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Building update 04/10/24 - still on track!






Despite the recent wet weather, the builders have been working hard to continue with the good progress on the build so far. You can see from the photos that the interior spaces look almost finished, however, there is a lot of work still to complete with electrics, alarms, ICT provision, etc. The exterior is also on track with the ramps and railings soon to be completed too.
Monday 4th November 2024
We are delighted to announce that our new classrooms have been used for the first time today and the children and staff were very excited this morning. The classrooms and new technology within them mean that we have enhanced our provision even further and are very proud of our expanding safe and loving environment.