This £22m replacement school for Ysgol Cedewain includes purpose built state-of-the-art facilities including a hydrotherapy pool, sensory and physiotherapy rooms.
Lingey House Primary School, Gateshead
A school built on the site of the existing Lingey House Primary School whilst it remained operational.
Schools & Further Education - North East
- Home
- Our Experience
- Lingey House Primary School, Gateshead
Project Overview
As part of the Priority Schools Building Programme North East with the Education Funding Agency, a new £4m school has been built on the site of the existing Lingey House Primary School.
The modern two-storey building has increased the school places from 294 to 420, with provision for 60 nursery children and 46 staff.
The new flat-roofed building is comprised of a steel frame with precast plank floors, located on the North of the site and foundations are mass concrete pads. Exposed soffit precast concrete planks contribute to cooling of the building due to thermal mass, eliminating the need for forced ventilation.
There are elements of earthworks including cut and fill to provide a new playing pitch, external play areas and pedestrian and vehicle access. In addition to these services, Curtins has provided drainage design.
Construction took place on a live site and the existing buildings were demolished shortly after decant.
The Challenge
Construction was to take place on a live school site.
Our Solution
The design of the steelwork eliminated the need for any propping during construction, aiding programme and site safety.
Testimonial
“The new buildings provide an improved learning environment for the youngsters.”
Similar Projects
A new-build Visitor Centre with internal and external spaces to educate local school children and day trip visitors.
Earth Trust Lab, Oxfordshire
We constructed a new primary school facility at the site of the former Cwmcarn High School, Cwmcarn and introduced an effective low-maintenance SuDs solution.
Cwm Gwyddon Primary School
This mulit-phased project involed the construction of a two storey building on a live school site, within a residential area
Boclair Academy, East Dunbartonshire, Glasgow
A 1,320m² visitor and training centre at Strawberry Field, in Liverpool – the former Salvation Army children’s home made famous by The Beatles.
Strawberry Fields, Liverpool
A Passivhaus extension to the existing school, doubling the capacity of pupils.