Interserve has won a contract from the Department of Education to deliver an £8 million specialist education facility in Manchester.

The firm will design and build Prospect House in Blackley, which will provide places for 100 pupils aged three to 11.

The project includes a one-storey building, external play areas, and car parking facilities, as well as a range of therapy and sensory spaces and a hydrotherapy pool.


Phil Shaw, Divisional Director at Interserve Construction, said: "We are delighted to have been selected to deliver this prestigious project and to once again be the trusted partner of choice for the Department for Education, which adds to our portfolio of work on schools in the North West.

"Interserve has completed more than 100 construction projects for local education partnerships, colleges and universities in the UK during the last ten years. Our in-depth knowledge of UK education construction work gives us the capability to deliver well-designed facilities truly fit for purpose by a team based locally to the project."

The scheme is being delivered to meet the increasing demand for Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) school places in the county.

The new facilities will be officially opened in September 2020.

(CM/MH)