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WORKS COMPLETE ON NEW £ 4.8M PRIMARY SCHOOL IN LICHFIELD
G F Tomlinson have completed construction works on the new Fradley Park primary school in Lichfield , Staffordshire .
The £ 4.8 million scheme sees 210 primary and 26 nursery places become available to the local area , ready for the start of the next academic year this September and is the first school to be built in the area in over 40 years .
The new , two storey 1FE primary free school has been delivered through the Staffordshire County Council Framework and was project managed by Entrust . Now complete , it will be run by the John Taylor Multi Academy Trust and a ceremony will be held later in the year to celebrate the opening .
It comprises of nine classrooms , a library , catering spaces , indoor sports facilities and an outdoor play area . There is also a MUGA ( multi-use games area ) pitch on site to enable a number of sports activities for pupils .
The school has been constructed with consideration for proposed expansion to 2FE in the future – taking its capacity up to 420 primary and 52 nursery places in total – to accommodate for further planned housing schemes in the local area .
G F Tomlinson have been entrusted to deliver five schools to date for Staffordshire County Council with Fradley Park Primary School being the latest , following the recently completed Bramshall Meadows Primary School in Uttoxeter .
Chris Flint , managing director at G F Tomlinson , said : “ We are delighted to have completed Fradley Park Primary School with framework partner Staffordshire County Council , which will provide much-needed school and nursery places for the local community in Lichfield ”.
“ Our completion of this project also coincides with that of Bramshall Meadows Primary School – another scheme that we have worked on through the Staffordshire County Council Framework . We ’ re pleased to continue to be very active in this region , in the education sector and in general , building numerous quality schools throughout the Midlands .”
Staffordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Education Jonathan Price said : “ Fradley Park is the latest of our primary schools to be built in response to growing demand for school places locally Whenever there is new housing in an area , we always work with developers , local schools and the Department for Education to put plans in place to meet increased demand for school places .
“ With its brand-new library , sports facilities and state-of-the-art classrooms , this school will provide children with a fantastic environment in which to learn and grow .”
Mike Donoghue , CEO of John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust , expressed his delight over the completion of the school : “ We ’ re extremely pleased to see Fradley Park ready to open its doors to local children and their families . As our first primary free school , Fradley Park has been a key priority for the Trust , and we have been supported extremely well by Staffordshire County Council , Entrust , the Department for Education and GF Tomlinson
“ Our close working relationship has played no small part in enabling us to reach this milestone so effectively , and for us to be receiving a truly wonderful new school that will grow with its local communities for generations .”
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