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Steelwork delivers new school facilities in Stretford
Project team members have celebrated the progress being made on the St John Vianney RC SEND school in Stretford, Manchester, with a steel signing ceremony.
Working on behalf of main contractor Kier, Leach Structural Steelwork is fabricating, supplying and erecting 300t of steelwork for the project.
The job is split into two phases, with the initial work consisting of a new 4,470m2 teaching block. It will accommodate 160 pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The school will cater for pupils from primary school age through to year 13.
The new building will include both primary and secondary SEND classrooms, information and communication technology (ICT) classrooms, design technology workshops, food technology classrooms, science studios, hair and beauty training salons and fitness rooms. There will also be medical treatment rooms, therapy rooms, quiet calming spaces and sensory rooms.
Once the first phase is complete, the existing school building will be demolished and a sports hall and hydrotherapy pool (phase two) will be erected.
The project, which was procured through the Department for Education’s new CF21 framework, started on site in September 2023 and is due to complete in August 2026