Willmott Dixon has commenced building work on the £61 million Oakley School in Leamington Spa as part of Warwickshire County Council (WCC)'s plans to make major additions to the community's education provisions.
Construction of the new school facilities will be completed in summer 2024, with Oakley School pupils taking occupation at the start of term in September 2024.
Secured through the Scape construction framework, The Oakley Grove School will be an all-through facility that will comprise a 34-place nursery, 420-place primary and 900-place secondary school with SEND provision.
The project will see Willmott Dixon invest heavily in the local community, with £1.5m committed through social value activities such as delivering careers talks, work experience, traineeships for those not in employment, education or training and creating local job opportunities.
Michelle Cotterill, Director for Willmott Dixon, said: "The Oakley School project is a major investment into the next generation of Warwickshire’s education offering and we are proud to have been selected alongside our delivery partners to bring the development to fruition. As a cornerstone employer with Coventry and Warwickshire Careers Enterprise we’re looking forward to engaging with other schools and delivering careers talks and guidance, curriculum support, safety talks, site visits, CV advice, mock interviews, work experience and much more to support the local community."
The design adopts a fabric-first approach to reduce energy consumption and limit carbon emissions in operation. The building will also feature air source heat pumps and PV panels as part of a renewable energy strategy.
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24/02/2023
Building Work Starts On £61m Oakley School


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