Originally built in the 1930s, parts of Bramley Vale Primary School had come to the end of their life and required replacement, with ongoing repairs no longer providing a cost-effective solution compared to the cost of a complete rebuild. In the largest project of its kind it has been involved in, Derbyshire County Council appointed Morgan Sindall Construction via the SCAPE Construction framework, a direct award framework designed to drive collaboration, efficiency, time and cost savings on construction projects. It also appointed design and build consultancy, Concertus, to project manage the works. Once complete, the new school will accommodate up to 175 pupils aged up to 11 with the addition of five full- size classrooms.

 With sustainability in mind, the school will be fitted with eco- friendly heating, lighting and ventilation, with a heat recovery system for optimised efficiency. Other amenities include a multi-use general teaching room, a new library, staff and office space, a catering kitchen facility and new, wall-mounted PE equipment. Additionally, Morgan Sindall will undertake extensive landscaping works on school grounds for wider use, including for delivering Forest School lessons. The school field will also be reinstated to Sports England standards. In keeping with Morgan Sindall’s Intelligent Solutions approach, a Temporary Learning Village was installed on the lower school field site to limit disruption and ensure the school remained fully operational while the demolition and main works took place. Councillor Alex Dale said: “This is one of the biggest primary school building projects we have ever been involved in and we’re very pleased to be working in partnership on this exciting multi- million-pound project making the best use of our resources to provide a high- quality modern school for local children and for use by the wider community.”