A new £14.3 million educational academy has been built in Suffolk.

Staff and pupils at Chantry Academy moved into the new building on Friday, 27 November.

Features of the project included replacing the academy's existing buildings with a new three-storey building which provides light, bright classrooms, a new hall, a drama space and new sports facilities.

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The school was built by Kier through the first phase of the £4.4 billion Priority School Building Programme (PSBP).

A total of 537 schools will benefit from construction through the two phases of the PSBP,

Ian Gifford, Operations Director of Kier, said: "Kier is delighted to have completed the construction of Chantry Academy, procured through the EFA contractors framework. We have provided the school with new state-of-the-art facilities which will serve students in Ipswich well into the future."

Schools Minister Lord Nash added: "The re-opening of Chantry Academy is a key milestone for the priority school building programme in the East of England."

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