Building firm, Morgan Sindall, has been selected, initially in preconstruction services, to a package of works to develop and upgrade six schools for the London Borough of Southwark.

The contracts, with a total value of £40 million, will be to remodel four existing schools and deliver two new builds. The work was procured directly by the council through the Improvement and Efficiency South East (iESE) framework.

The £1 billion framework is one of the main public sector construction frameworks in London and the South East for the education and health sectors. Morgan Sindall will be working at Albion Primary School, Charles Dickens Primary School, Grange Primary School, Bellenden Primary School, Robert Browning Primary School and Belham Free School. The school expansion scheme will enable the borough to cope with rising demand for primary school places.


The new build projects include a scheme to construct a new building for Albion Primary School. The two-storey development on Albion Road will feature high-quality teaching and learning space and will enable the school to become a two form entry primary school, accommodating 420 pupils (an additional 210 pupils above its existing capacity). The new school will also feature indoor and outdoor playing and learning areas, including a roof garden.

Morgan Sindall will also be constructing a new building to house Bellenden Primary School in Reedham Street in Southwark.

Meanwhile, under the programme of expansion works, the Morgan Sindall team will be remodelling and upgrading four further Southwark schools. Charles Dickens Primary School will be upgraded and extended to become a two form entry school, allowing it to grow intake by 105 pupils. Robert Browning Primary School in Walworth will undergo an upgrade and expansion which will see the school grow to two form entry, accommodating an additional 105 pupils. Grange Primary School on Webb Street will also be remodelled and expanded to allow it to accommodate an additional 105 pupils.

Morgan Sindall will also be refurbishing the site of the Old Bellenden School in Bellenden Road. Once complete, the new Belham Free School will be based in the refurbished building. The project will involve the restoration of the existing Victorian school building for use by a new generation of children.

(CD/IT)