Work set to start on Exmouth Community College

Main construction work is set to commence at Exmouth Community College, one of the largest schools by pupil numbers in the UK.

Main contractor BAM Construction is building a new three-storey teaching block, which will house a large hall with bleacher seating for drama performances. 

Procured under the Government’s Department for Education capital framework as part of their priority schools building programme, this will be the ninth school delivered in Devon and Cornwall by BAM. 

BAM said the new teaching block will sit at the heart of the college campus and the construction programme requires a considerable amount of planning to keep the existing buildings live, while the demolition and new build construction is conducted. 

Completion is expected for September 2023 when the college will have capacity for up to 2,850 pupils.

BAM has a strong track record in Devon and Cornwall dating back to 1900, when it built the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth. Currently it is delivering the new MRI suite and oncology ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital and recently handed over a new care home and the NHS Nightingale Hospital in Exeter.