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Facts and figures about Wates Wates and Education Education and our education history As a leading UK education sector We are a main partner for the Education & Skills Funding construction partner, we pride ourselves Agency, delivering schools through their Central Government Frameworks established over a decade on our collaborative approach delivering ago. With the significant investment Wates has made in schools in partnership with our customers. developing the skills of our Central Education Team, we Our services are accessible via a large are able to provide a consistent national delivery service, number of frameworks nationwide and driving excellence and continuous improvement, and are delivered from 13 local business centres now setting the benchmark for current school delivery. 2012 – LAUNCH OF ADAPT TM throughout England and Wales, and three Our unwavering focus on our customers’ aspirations partner offices in Scotland and Ireland. and user needs enables us to transform their vision MILLION and brief into effective solutions for teaching and £900 Our strengths lie in our core knowledge and learning. Over the past 10 years, we have successfully SCHOOL PROJECTS DELIVERED understanding of current Government education delivered £900m of Government-funded school IN THE LAST 10 YEARS requirements and legislation, enabling us to design projects, responding to changing budgets and tighter and create inspirational learning environments programmes, providing new and improved learning that facilitate a real step-change in educational environments for more than 100,000 pupils. outcomes – professionally constructed, safely and 100+EDUCATION CONSTRUCTION considerately, to programme, quality and cost. DELIVERY EXPERTS
At Wates, we’re passionate about AVERAGE41.44 CCS SCORE OF OUR EDUCATION generating social value wherever we PROJECTS VS INDUSTRY AVERAGE OF 36.32 work, and building great places for 100,000 young people to learn and develop is NEW/IMPROVED PUPIL PLACES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS very much a part of this. We are always EDINBURGH aware that our reputation is at stake with GLASGOW each and every project we take on, so professionalism in the way we work and
quality in what we deliver is paramount. DURHAM BELFAST We’re committed to remaining at the KENDAL forefront of component-based design for schools, and we are already putting into LEEDS action some of the innovative concepts MANCHESTER NOTTINGHAM set out in our groundbreaking ‘Class of 2050’ research paper, which delved into BIRMINGHAM the changing nature of education and its CAMBRIDGE
infrastructure requirements. All of which LUTON will mean schools we build can adapt CARDIFF BRISTOL LONDON to evolving needs and deliver on our BASINGSTOKE LEATHERHEAD customers’ mission for years to come.” 1961WATES BUILDS ITS FIRST SCHOOL JAMES WATES CBE, CHAIRMAN
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Time, Cost and Quality Guaranteed
Adapt™ 2.0, our approach to a standard schools design solution, is a component-based school kit, engineered, tested and updated to reflect the latest Education & Skills Funding Agency requirements to ensure compliance, without compromising on design quality or specification. Benefits of Adapt include:
Bespoke schools, A kit-of-parts with Quicker designs, Since Adapt’s™ inception in common components inbuilt compliance early cost certainty 2012, Wates has achieved: It’s not about building the same A set of tools which can be configured We develop affordable designs schools over and over. It is about in an infinite number of ways to respond quickly with set budget and building distinctly different ones, to a schools’ total spatial and curriculum affordability parameters that our using a robustly tested kit-of-parts. needs. We provide the most cost- designers work to in the confidence efficient and compliant delivery and that they meet the latest standards. Over £2m has been invested in guarantee a bespoke school, every time. research and development of Adapt™
Standardised, Informed whole- Designed with Health Consistent, Better life decisions and Safety in mind A well-established ESFA compliant We know schools have limited operational Through our use of repeated products design platform ensures a quality budgets, so we help them make their FM combined with installation by trusted Over 40 ESFA schools have been product is delivered every time. budgets go further by advising preventative teams who have proven they understand successfully delivered using Adapt™ Through pre-coordinated product maintenance regimes that increase the quality, compliance, and safety selections and expert technical life expectancy of assets. This eliminates requirements, we work together effectively support, we achieve the highest level premature replacement, and improves to design and safely build excellent schools. of both workmanship and quality. performance, safety and quality conditions.
Minimising energy BIM Level-2 pre-coordinated Off-site solutions, More than £500m of new schools consumption solutions guarantee quality: bespoke schools have been delivered using Adapt™ Our Adapt™ energy model enables us With 80% of building elements pre- Varying from volumetric to standardised design to balance the performance of the designed using 3D technology, Building solutions, including off-site manufactured internal environment with capital spend Information Modelling (BIM), we resolve structural insulated panel systems (SIPS), and long term energy and maintenance clashes and constructability issues with we proactively explore new technologies. costs. All models and specifications that specialist consultant and subcontractor This brings our customers improved quality In excess of 30,000 new/ relate to energy efficiency have been expertise before they arise and can be control and safety, less site congestion, improved school places have tested prior to starting detailed design. confident that designs are compliant, minimal waste, reduced programme been provided using Adapt™ pre-coordinated, and buildable as drawn. risk and less hours worked on site.
4 5 SCHOOLS BY WATES Efficiencies through Eastbury Community multi-school delivery School, Barking
New build all-through school, including 2 FE primary PSBP Barking and Dagenham, and Newham Customer school with nursery and 1,800 capacity secondary Education & Skills teaching block. The new buildings feature state-of-the Wates designed and delivered the largest Funding Agency art classrooms, including modern science laboratories for secondary school curriculum. Working collaboratively single new build school project procured Building Type with the school team, we fully integrated bespoke through the ESFA’s Priority School Building New Build classroom designs, outside of standard specification, Programme (PSBP), as part of a batch of within the design programme requirements of the ESFA three schools in the London boroughs of Framework. The school was delivered ahead of programme Barking and Dagenham, and Newham. by four weeks (primary) and six weeks (secondary).
This included delivery of two nurseries, two primary Architect Build th schools, three secondary schools, one 6 Form CPMG 46 Weeks – Primary centre and specialist SEN facilities, and subsequent Value 62 Weeks – Secondary demolition of existing schools across all three projects. £16.5m Spend With Local SMEs The batch benefitted from design efficiencies, £1.9m cost-effective bulk procurement of materials and GIFA resource-sharing so funds were focussed on delivering 8,703m² Apprenticeships Supported school requirements and achieving aspirations. 11 Pupil Numbers 26 Nursery 420 Primary 1,800 Secondary
Eastbrook Comprehensive Little Ilford School, School, Dagenham Newham
Designed and built on Metropolitan Open Land This new build four-storey 10 FE secondary school, adjacent to the existing school. Working closely with including an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Unit, the school in a live site environment, we ensured was constructed on playing fields adjacent to the construction activities and subsequent demolition of existing school. To ensure quality delivery, sample the existing school was undertaken safely with minimal classroom areas were completed early within the disruption to curriculum delivery, exam periods and main works for the school to review and assess supporting continuous external sport provision. their final requirements ahead of occupation. In addition, an extra 22% of play area was created Architect Social Enterprise Spend through an alternative building placement. Jestico & Whiles £11,734 Value Spend With Local SMEs Architect Build £40.6m £4.4m CPMG 74 weeks GIFA Apprenticeships Supported Value Apprenticeships Supported 19,283m² 13 £25m 11 Build Pupil Numbers GIFA Pupil Numbers 45 Weeks – Primary 39 Nursery 10,703m² 1,525 Secondary 80 Weeks – Secondary 630 Primary 1,800 Secondary 400 6th Form
6 7 SCHOOLS BY WATES Best practice and knowledge sharing through multi-school delivery 1 | Werneth Secondary 2 | Abingdon Primary School, Stockport School, Stockport PSBP North West 4 Customer Education & Skills Construction of a new three-storey secondary Phased construction of a new 2 FE primary Construction of four new schools built Funding Agency school on a live site. Works included the school on the existing school playing fields. concurrently and procured through Architect refurbishment of an existing sports hall, and the Phase one consisted of the construction of the ESFA’s Priority School Building Ellis Williams complete demolition of the existing school. the new school and associated landscaping Programme (PSBP) in the North West. Architects Other features include a new 3G all weather pitch, including a grass amphitheatre. The second phase Building Type along with extensive hard and soft landscaping. involved demolition of the existing school and In addition to cost and programme efficiencies New Build Through our site-specific logistic plans, installation of remaining hard and soft landscaping. through procurement of both materials and we ensured the existing sports hall remained in A full decant strategy was produced, which resourcing, project managers from each project full use for the first 40 weeks of the programme enabled the school to maintain all operational held regular forums to share knowledge with evening and weekend community access. requirements during the move period. and best practice across the schemes. Value Build Value Build £16m 74 weeks £3.6m 47 weeks GIFA Pupil Numbers GIFA Pupil Numbers 10,043m² 1,350 Secondary 2,019m² 420 Primary
3 | Beamont Collegiate 4 | Britannia Bridge Academy, Warrington Primary, Wigan
Construction of a new two-storey teaching Construction of a single-storey school located block replacing the existing school, on a greenfield site in the centre of a housing refurbishment of an existing sports hall and estate. To ensure minimal disruption to the subsequent demolition works to accommodate immediate neighbourhood, we held town hall hard and soft landscaping. Our design change to meetings with residents and issued monthly the building’s orientation benefited the internal newsletters to keep them informed of project | | 1 WERNETH SECONDARY SCHOOL, STOCKPORT 2 ABINGDON PRIMARY SCHOOL, STOCKPORT environment and reduced long-term costs progress. We also built a viewing platform for of operation (circa 40% more efficient than pupils and conducted tours at regular intervals baseline energy model), resulting in an estimated throughout construction to keep them engaged 3 | BEAMONT COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, WARRINGTON 4 | BRITANNIA BRIDGE PRIMARY, WIGAN savings of £500,000 over a 30 year period. with the development of their new school.
Value Build Value Build £10m 60 weeks £2.7m 42 weeks GIFA Pupil Numbers GIFA Pupil Numbers 6,704m² 900 Secondary 1,483m² 210 Primary
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Mulberry UTC, London
A new five-storey technical theatre and health/wellbeing specialist school built on a former city centre fire station site.
The facility includes a fully operational 250-seat purpose-designed theatre space and additional media suites, including a film and TV studio, a theatre construction and craft workshop and specialist health suites. To support Mulberry’s curriculum model and future commercial viability, we engaged with a world-renowned theatre design specialist to help us design and deliver the theatre space to a professional standard to attract third-party engagement and facilitate hands-on learning opportunities for students.
Customer Building Type Education & Skills New Build Funding Agency Build Architect 54 Weeks Scott Brownrigg Spend With Local SMEs Value £4.72m £16m Pupil Numbers GIFA 800 Secondary 6,400m²
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Arnold Hill Academy, Nottingham Customer Apprenticeships supported Education & Skills 5 Funding Agency Construction of a new three-storey Social Enterprise Spend Architect £30k academy on a live logistically- IID Architects challenging sloped site to replace Pupil Numbers Value 1,700 Secondary an existing, 1950’s constructed £14.3m upper school building. GIFA 8,300m² Works also included refurbishment to lower school areas with extensive landscaping. Building Type Working closely with the academy, we carefully New Build/Refurbishment managed site logistics, health and safety/access Build to accommodate the daily movement of 2,000 60 weeks pupils and staff into and across the site.
12 SCHOOLS BY WATES Co-location of Complex block Ernesford Grange new schools Community Academy replacements within a live site within live sites A three-storey, 3 FE secondary school and 6th Form with Ernesford Grange and a roll of 1,035 pupils. Hampstead School, London Riverbank Academies, Coventry New-build three-storey teaching Delivered snag and defect-free over superblock with single-storey double multiple phases, this new building height sports block and refurbishment brings together an existing secondary of an existing school building. school and SEN school into a single Works included the demolition of three co-located facility as part of the buildings on a live site, requiring close liaison ESFA’s Priority School Building with the school to ensure safety and security of Programme (PSBP) Midlands 1 batch. pupils and staff at all times. Through seamless phasing and fully segregated construction Works included demolition and complex phased zones, great care was taken to minimise the external works. Landscaping and improvements construction impact on the school’s operations. were made to an existing pond to disperse water from site. This included the innovative use of a Customer Build historic moat as part of the site drainage solution. Education & Skills 69 weeks Funding Agency Spend With Local SMEs Customer Building Type Architect £7.22m Education & Skills New Build Riverbank Academy Jestico & Whiles Social Enterprise Spend Funding Agency Build Value £1,585 Architect 79 Weeks A 160 place single-storey SEN £17.5m Pupil Numbers CPMG Pupil Numbers secondary school, covering a broad GIFA 1,300 Secondary Value 1,035 Secondary spectrum of learning difficulties. 6,490m² £19.3m 160 SEN Building Type GIFA New Build/Refurbishment 12,038m²
14 15 SCHOOLS BY WATES Multi-phased refurbishments and extensions in live school environments
Leeds Jewish Free School
Phased refurbishment and extension of an existing operational school into the first Jewish primary free school in the UK.
Phase one included refurbishment works, the conversion of an external courtyard area into an internal learning resource centre and formation of a community youth centre. The second phase comprised new build elements including a drama studio, food technology classroom, DT classroom and science laboratories.
We undertook intrusive building condition surveys at the start to agree a robust scope of works which adequately reflected the condition of the building. By identifying challenges and risks early, we were able resolve all issues within budget, on time, facilitating an Autumn start of term.
Customer Building Type Leeds Jewish Refurbishment/Extension Free School Build Architect 38 Weeks Watson Batty Pupil Numbers Value 175 Primary £3.7m GIFA 2,427m²
16 17 SCHOOLS BY WATES Refurbishments New build extension and extensions to and refurbishment to existing schools existing school buildings
BBG Academy, Birkenshaw Sheffield UTC
Refurbishment and extension to Remodelling and refurbishment of expand an existing middle school, the Victorian-era Sydney Works increasing provision and a new high building and the connection to a school with a science specialism. new-build block incorporating a roof-top MUGA on a tight urban site. Works included the construction of a 3,000m2, two-storey extension, 2,775m2 To overcome the obstacles of varying refurbishment of an existing building, formation levels between the old and new elements, of a link block, state-of-the-art sports hall we constructed a link block with a wrap- and conversion of an external courtyard around staircase and a lift. Works also into an internal ‘heartspace’ focal point. included the installation of £1m of specialist equipment to support the UTCs advanced Customer Building Type engineering and manufacturing specialism. ESFA/BBG Refurbishment/Extension Academy Trust Customer Building Type Build Sheffield UTC Trust New Build/ Architect 41 Weeks Halliday Clark Architect Refurbishment Pupil Numbers HLM Architects Build Value 750 Secondary £4.3m Value 51 Weeks GIFA £8.3m Pupil Numbers 5,775m² GIFA 600 Secondary 5,550m²
18 19 Walton High @ Brooklands Architect Delivering schools Jestico & Whiles through local New build three-storey secondary Value frameworks school built on a greenfield site within £25.5m the eastern expansion area of Milton GIFA Keynes. To support the school’s 12,363m² sports and science specialism, facilities Building Type Under the Milton Keynes Framework, developed include eight general New Build we recently completed new build, science labs and four specialist labs, Build refurbishment and extension of an athletics track and field events area, MUGA, football pitch and 78 Weeks four primary and three secondary specialist cricket area, which were Pupil Numbers schools, adding over 3,500 new pupil seeded at the start of construction 1,600 Secondary places to improve and enhance and ready for the Autumn term. education provision for the council.
Oakgrove Primary School Architect Oakgrove Secondary School Architect Ellis Williams CPMG New build primary school, Architects New build two-storey extension Value including 39-place nursery, built Value block provides 13 additional £4.8m on a brownfield historic landfill £7.3m classrooms, a large main/dining GIFA site and part of the Oakgrove GIFA hall and ancillary accommodation 2,500m² village development, a millennium over two floors. Additionally, we 3,350m² Building Type community that showcases the best constructed a single-storey extension Building Type New Build/ in sustainable construction. To meet to the existing building to provide New Build Extension the ‘green and sustainability’ brief, one classroom, and the infilling of we designed the school systems to Build two existing undercrofts to provide Build be low maintenance, easy to use and 51 Weeks another three classrooms. In total, 46 Weeks cost-efficient to provide optimum Pupil Numbers extensions provide space for an extra Pupil Numbers learning conditions for pupils. 39 Nursery 300 pupils. Works also incorporated 1,704 Secondary 630 Primary a number of sustainable features, Our design solution put the library including a heat recovery plant, at the heart of the school with year photovoltaic cells as well as water groups housed in wings radiating usage reduction controls. from this central area. Flexible classrooms and corridors with group learning spaces dispersed around each year group. 20 21 SCHOOLS BY WATES Developing long term partnerships Supporting aspirations with with education providers repeat educational customers
Tauheedul Education Trust Building Type Girls Day School Trust New Build
We’ve worked extensively with the We’ve worked collaboratively as a construction partner Lord Mayor Tauheedul Education Trust to deliver their for Girls Day School Trust (GDST) to develop modern Special Award 2018 Olive Primary and Eden Secondary schools school buildings constructed to a high specification, across the north west, first in Bolton and blending original features with new-build extensions. Awarded to Newcastle Blackburn, and now supporting them with High School for Girls We first worked with GDST on the successful refurbishment and extension new schools in London and Manchester. of South Hampstead High School in London, and we were recommissioned as contractor to do the same at Newcastle High School for Girls. Observing principles of the Islamic faith, Tauheedul Schools require bespoke features including prayer and ablution rooms, large open plan classrooms, design to maximise natural light, outdoor educational teaching spaces including central courtyards with canopies and water features.
South Hampstead High School, London Newcastle High School for Girls
Works included a seven-storey concrete framed building Refurbishment and remodelling of an existing Victorian with large areas of curtain walling, deep basement school building and sports hall to support the merger of excavation to accommodate underground facilities Central Newcastle High School and Church High School. Olive Primary School, Blackburn Eden Boys’ Secondary School, Bolton including seminar hall, sports hall with changing rooms Works included construction of a high quality new three- and music studio with major acoustic treatments, and storey stand-alone school, part demolition of existing a roof-top MUGA. With limited storage space and buildings to incorporate new extensions at multiple levels, A new build three-storey primary school built A new build three-storey secondary school and 6th restricted access to the site, we managed challenging Section 106 highways activities and extensive landscaping on the running track of the adjacent Tauheedul Form built on a brownfield site in a residential area of logistics with an agreed management plan with the and external works to retaining walls and sports provision. Eden Girls Secondary School. Access and Bolton. The project posed difficult ground conditions Local Authority detailing planned construction egress for construction was shared with the due to water levels on site, and various obstructions activity and vehicular traffic movements. Architect Apprenticeships Supported live adjacent school requiring careful planning encountered within the ground. Our team used vibro piling, Ellis Williams Architects 2 around operations and deliveries to ensure as opposed to insitu piles, which provided a quicker route Architect Build GIFA Pupil Numbers minimum disruption to curriculum delivery. to ground stabilisation to keep the programme on track. Archial NORR 67 weeks 3,634m2 Refurb 970 Secondary GIFA Pupil Numbers 2 Architect Build Architect Build 3,625m New build 8,200m² Capita 47 Weeks Capita 51 Weeks 720 Secondary Building Type Building Type Value Pupil Numbers Value Pupil Numbers Refurbishment New Build/ £6m 631 Primary £9.66m 700 Secondary Build Refurbishment GIFA GIFA Apprenticeships supported 28 weeks 2,943m² 5,950m² 10 Social Enterprise Spend £34,917 22 23 SCHOOLS BY WATES Consolidating Converting buildings multiple schools to suit school needs
St Peter’s School, Southbourne Customer Social Enterprise Spend Portland Academy, Dorset Customer Build Bournemouth £12,494 Education & Skills 48 weeks Borough Council Pupil Numbers Funding Agency Pupil Numbers Construction of a new secondary school Architect 480 Secondary Change of use and remodelling/refurbishment Architect 600 Primary building and the merging of two Roman Cube Design of Maritime House, formerly an Admiralty AHR Architects 1130 Secondary Catholic schools onto one campus. Value Underwater Weapons Establishment. Value £8.5m £20m Built on a split-level site in a live school Built to a constrained budget and programme on a live environment, works included the development GIFA site, this new campus replaces four existing schools and GIFA of 3,300m² of teaching accommodation, four 3,315m² colleges spread across the area. It brings all centres of 12,000m² MUGA pitches and associated landscaping. To Building Type education together onto a single site with the addition of Building Type mitigate the challenges posed by site levels, a New Build a 6th Form centre, performing arts theatre and sports hall. Remodelling/ cut and fill exercise was undertaken to revise Refurbishment Build Significant works were required to rectify structural, building levels, minimising cart away and saving 49 Weeks service and stonework issues, putting immense pressure on £270k and six weeks of programme time. the budget and programme. We worked closely with our customer through open book discussions, enabling tough but informed decisions to keep the project to budget.
25 Respect for people Curriculum enrichment and the communities through our in which we work construction activities
As a family-owned business, with over 120 Education projects are responsible for 30% years in the construction industry and a of our construction business’s turnover defined set of core values, we are driven to but our involvement with education make a positive impact through our business. goes much further than just buildings.
This includes unlocking social value through our Student engagement during development projects by using local suppliers, social enterprises Design competitions where winning entries are used and SMEs. Our commitment to the 5% Club means 5% on external hoarding or scaffolding to foster a sense of of our workforce consists of apprentices, sponsored pride and inclusion and/or entice student enrolment. students or trainees on a formal development Support to curriculum through workshops programme. We also make a difference through our Offering the whole site construction process as an charitable sponsorships with The Princes’ Trust and aid to learning, enhancing delivery of STEM subjects. The Conservation Volunteers and their initiatives. Work experience Apprenticeships Providing opportunities for students to gain practical Providing opportunities to gain accreditation through knowledge of work environments in our organisation. hands-on experience on our school projects. Employability workshops: Social Enterprises Our staff will give their time to assist in mock Incorporating SEs as providers of goods and interviews and hold CV writing skills workshops. services into our supply chain on school projects (£1m annual target spend). Supporting careers events Generating interest in construction as a career option Meet the Buyer events (tailored specifically for girls where requested). Promoting our projects to approved and vetted local suppliers. Teacher CDP Assisting trade training for teachers who are Wates Community Days delivering construction based curriculum studies. Collaborating with Councils and community groups on projects through staff volunteering. The above list is by no means exhaustive and we welcome discussions with our school partners to enhance our Local Colleges/Universities involvement to suit their needs and requirements. Offering work experience to students undertaking courses in construction and other trades.
The Wider Community Ensuring the entire community benefits from our involvement and embracing We have been constructing schools collaboration with local businesses. since 1961 and continue to design and deliver fantastic primary, secondary, SEN and post-16 facilities across the UK.
26 For more information, please visit our website: wates.co.uk/education or Contact the Wates Education Team: [email protected]