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Simonside Primary School

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Summary

Sector
Education
Value
£8m
Location
Newcastle
Status
Completed
Customer
Aura Developments / Newcastle City Council
Completion
April 2021
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Meeting demand for educational places in Newcastle

With a growing school population and new housing developments planned, the new Simonside Primary School progresses Newcastle City Council's masterplan to deliver new school places in the Newbiggin Hall area, north west of the city centre.

2,439m2

GIFA

15

classrooms

420

pupils

Constructing 21st-century learning facilities

The new Simonside Primary School in Newbiggin Hall has increased capacity by over 100 places and provides a stimulating, inclusive, 21st century learning environment for pupils and teaching staff.

Simonside Primary school is the first phase of a wider 18.2-acre education development on the site. The second phase of this project will bring a new secondary school as well new playing fields for use by both schools as well as the local community.

Robertson previously completed a £600k package of enabling works, involving demolition of an existing community centre and clearance of the site to make way for construction next to the existing Simonside Primary School. Demolition of the old primary school will be carried out during phase 2.

Project team

Architect: Ryder Architecture

Project manager: Summers Inman

Principal contractor: Robertson North East England

Civil & structural engineer: WSP

M&E engineer: Desco

Landscape architect: Oobe