Abbey View campus

The new campus features a range of modern learning spaces and is the next in the Arbroath schools project.  Angus Council is moving towards a school estate which provides the best quality learning environments for all children and young people, while providing facilities that are available to the community.

Robertson is delivering the project in partnership with hub East Central Scotland and the Scottish Futures Trust for Angus Council.

Robertson is also constructing Ladyloan and Muirfield Primary Schools, both due for completion in 2019 and completed Timmergreens and Warddykes Primary Schools in 2016.

A campus with shared education facilities

The new shared campus will include:

• dedicated flexible teaching spaces to accommodate 650 pupils for Hayshead and St Thomas’ Primary Schools, including classrooms, activity spaces and group tutorial rooms;
• shared accommodation including multi-purpose halls, general purpose rooms and a campus library;
• an Early Years facility for 100 children, which will be shared by the existing St Thomas’ and Hayshead nurseries;
• a dedicated playgroup area;
• an inclusive learning area for children with additional support needs including a multi-sensory room;
• community facilities;
• 2 grassed sports pitches;
• external areas to support external learning initiatives;
• enclosed secure spaces for early years, and children with additional support needs, and;
• a dedicated drop-off/pick-up facility and separate car parking.

Construction of the new primary school

It is a steel frame building, with an internal floor area of 5376m2, a structural timber external ‘envelope’ with cladding in facing brick and timber, with an aluminium standing seam roof.

Pupils are due to move in in February 2020, on completion of the first phase of the project, with the second phase completing in summer 2020.

World-class shared facilities

The school will deliver the very best teaching and learning environment for the people of Arbroath within a realistic budget. As well as meeting future educational needs it will be vibrant community asset as well, with many facilities available for locals to use.

When open, the shared campus for Hayshead and St Thomas’ RC Primary Schools and early years facility will play a vital part in the local community.

Project team

Architect: Holmes Miller
Project manager: Amber Blue
Principal contractor: Robertson Tayside
Civil & structural engineer: Angus Council 
M&E engineer: TÜV SÜD Wallace Whittle
Quantity Surveyor: W.I. Talbot LLP