Monmouthshire County Council has awarded Morgan Sindall a £3.2 million contract to build a new primary school in Wales.

The firm has already started work on the Raglan Primary School building.

The new school will include state-of-the-art classrooms and a school hall, with space for 210 pupils.

The school is set to achieve a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) rating of Excellent and will include a range of sustainable features. The school will use photovoltaic panels which convert sunlight into electricity and will help reduce the school’s carbon emissions. It will also use natural ventilation, the process of supplying and removing air to a building without the need for mechanical systems. The new building will also use rainwater harvesting, a system which stores rain water until it is needed for other uses, where it is re-distributed.


County Councillor, Liz Hacket Pain, cabinet member for Children and Young People, said: "We're looking forward to Raglan's young people receiving the benefit of the facilities offered at their brand new school. The construction of the new building and its surroundings reflects our track record in delivering the UK’s most modern primary schools."

(CD/MH)