The works will provide high quality, optimised teaching and learning spaces for staff and students, improving the overall educational experience of children at the school.Chris Flint,
Director of G F Tomlinson
Polesworth School Tamworth Staffordshire is a new three-storey 2,479m2 science teaching block at Polesworth School, Dordon. It replaces five existing teaching blocks which are nearing the end of their usable life and have been demolished by GF Tomlinson.
BSP is the civil and structural engineer on the BIM level 2 project that has been built as part of the Department for Education’s Priority Schools Building Programme.
The school is a mixed gender secondary school with pupils aged 11-18, and it is part of the Communities Academies Trust — a multi-academy trust comprising 17 schools in the West Midlands region.
The building caters for Design and Technology teaching spaces, ICT teaching rooms, science laboratories and staff spaces, allowing the school to continue delivering the curriculum in a safe and quality environment.
The project also includes the resurfacing of an existing 2,135m2 multi-use games area (MUGA) with new fencing and lighting, marked out in accordance with Sport England specifications for five-a-side football, basketball and netball.
Key challenges and engineering solutions
The project team ensured that all COVID-19 working guidelines are adhered to, to ensure safe working and social distancing on site.
The Polesworth School Tamworth Staffordshire was designed as a steel frame with shallow UC beams and precast units to give shallow floor construction.
The building envelope was built with an SFS system and brickwork at ground level and rendered system above.
BSP worked closely with Bond Bryan Architects to make the building look its best with its simple rectangular shape.
Role
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
Client
Polesworth School
Contractor
G F Tomlinson
Architect
Bond Bryan
Project Description
A mixed gender secondary school with pupils aged 11-18.
Value
£6m
Completion
2021
