PPP Project - Elgin Academy

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Elgin Academy

• Elgin Academy was built in 1967 and comprises a number of distinct blocks arranged around an inner courtyard. One of these blocks is a 5 storey tower block and the south facing classrooms suffer from solar gain. The blocks also feature narrow corridors and travelling distances and times between subjects at period changeover can be long. Disability access is an issue, and the school suffers from major building defects particularly in respect to the external envelope which suffers from regular water ingress.
• The school serves the population in the North of Elgin, and the nearby community of Burghead. The school is a six-year secondary school and offers a full range of curriculum choices. The school roll at September 2007 was 987 pupils.
• The school is used extensively for community use including sports facilities and community learning classes.

Elgin Academy - Proposals

Aerial view of proposed new school at Elgin Academy 413KB

• Built for a school capacity of 1050 pupils, with teaching and learning facilities for all subjects currently taught in the curriculum and with flexible provision to allow for different forms of teaching and future development of the curriculum.
• Assembly hall is adjacent to the dining area which becomes a large flexible social space for school or community use.
• A well-equipped pupil support department is provided, and a multi-disciplinary area is located close to the main entrance, as is a dedicated community space.
• Indoor sports facilities include a large Games hall, gymnasium, dance studio and fitness room, while outdoor facilities include a full size floodlight 2G synthetic pitch, 2 grass pitches and a 6 lane grass running track.
• In the heart of the school is a secluded and protected terraced inner courtyard.
• Provision is made for good access to the school on foot, by cycle or by bus or car, and school transport is able to drop off and pick up pupils such that they can safely walk to the school without crossing vehicle routes.
• There is good provision for parking for staff and visitors’ cars, and secure storage for cycles.
• The protected part of the site is enclosed by a security fence, and vulnerable areas are protected by CCTV.

Site possession                             21 June 2010

Handover of new school              26 February 2012

Demolition of existing school     12 March 2012 start

Handover of AW pitch                  21 December 2012

Handover of all external work    21 December 2012

Handover of grass pitches          21 December 2012