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Discovery Academy

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A new academy on the site of the former Willfield Secondary School, the project required extensive reclamation works as a result of the former coal mining legacy beneath the site.

Our Role

With a capital cost of £20 million, Discovery Academy was one of 18 school buildings in Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s £270 million Building Schools for the Future programme. We completed civil, structural and highway design works for this flagship project, as well as:

  • Civil engineering
  • Structural engineering
  • Contract administration
  • Principal Designer
  • Visiting Engineer

The Outcome

  • The two-storey building includes flexible teaching spaces and indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including a multi-use games area and an astroturf pitch, which is available for use by local clubs and the wider community 
  • Extensive music facilities were also provided including a performance hall, three drama/music studios, six music practice rooms, a recording studio, control room and music storerooms 

Project Highlights

  • Client: Stoke on Trent Council

Sectors

Education Mixed-use Residential

Brookbanks Groups

Development Management Group

Key Team Members

Associate Project Director, Development Management Group

Alan Cunningham

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Group Development Director

Andy Tinnelly

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Senior Cost Consultant

George Wood

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Production Director, Development Management Group

Richard Darlow

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Group Technical Director

Richard Moorcroft

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