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Spennymoor Comprehensive School INTRODUCTION: SFC2 SUBM ISSION DOCUM ENT CONTENTS: KEYNOTES: SPENNYMOOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Federations / School Introduction/ Aerial Photograph Existing GIFA: 8,070m2 LOCATION: Site Analysis: Spennymoor Site Area: 122,415m2/ 12.24 Ha Spennymoor Comprehensive School is located approximately 9 miles to the southwest of Durham City Centre. Contextual Photographs: Spennymoor Remodelling Proposal Layout: Spennymoor The proposed pupil roll is to be 1547 no. SU M M A RY OF SITE ISSU ES Site Analysis: Tudhoe (Lower) Proposed GIFA: circa 12,927 m2 • The school is located with residential building stock to the east, south and west boundaries and an open aspect to the north. Contextual Photogrpahs: Tudhoe (Lower) Operational Timescale: Expected 2013 • The site is predominately level around the existing building stock. Remodelling Proposal Layout: Tudhoe (Lower) Part of the Federation Group A • H eavy planting exists within the site and to south and west boundaries. Site Analysis: Tudhoe (Upper) • The school building stock is generally in poor condition. Contextual Photographs: Tudhoe (Upper) Proposed co-location school between Spennymoor • It is proposed the school will accommodate the co-location of Tudhoe G range school, and the site footprint is sufficient Comprehensive & Tudhoe Grange Remodelling Proposal Layout: Tudhoe (Upper) to accommodate the proposed capacity. Existing Asset Summary Spennymoor Comprehensive School Initial Option Summary Whitworth Road Initial Option Site Layout Spennymoor County Durham DL16 7LN BISH O P BARRIN G TO N REM O TE PLAYIN G FIELDS SCH O O L (W ITH IN BSF TH E TO BE U TILISED FO R PRO G RAM M E) M EADO PWRSO PO SED BISH O P SCH O O LBARRIN G TO N / KIN G FED ERATION M A P JAM ES CO LO CATED SCH O O L. SITE EN TRAN CE SERVICE EN TRAN CE BISH O P AU CKLAN D CO LLEG E (O U TSIDE BSF PRO G RAM M E) SITE/ SCH O O L BU ILDIN G S VESTED IN TH E CH U RCH SITE EN TRAN CE CONTEXTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS: SPENNYM OOR CONTEXTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS:TUDHOE LOW ER CONTEXTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS: TUDHOE UPPER EXISTING ASSET SUM M ARY TU D H OE G RA NG E (LOW ER): Block 3 provides poor music facilities, with practice spaces converted out of SPENNYM OOR COM PREH ENSIVE: storerooms. Generally, the overall building stock within the Durham Road site is of poor Most of the buildings date from the 1950s, and are of steel frame construction condition and type with the majority of buildings dating back to 1904. encased in concrete. The ground floor slabs generally include heating ducts, but Block 4 has a poor quality external envelope consisting of render on a metal these are now redundant and are known to contain some of the original asbestos mesh/ timber frame structure, which displays evidence of impact damage. pipe work insulation. As expected of buildings of this type and age, energy efficiency is low, with poor Internally, the gym and changing facilities continue to the poor quality of thermal performance to the building fabric and a non-zonal heating system. The accommodation. single glazed casements exhibit water ingress and would require extensive A two storey extension comprising of four general teaching classrooms, an refurbishment. extension to provide two specialist classrooms for food technology and textiles The Durham Road site is part of a split site with the nearby St. Charles Road and a four badminton court sports hall date from the 1990s, but the sports hall (Upper) site with pupils and staff movement between sites dependant on changing rooms have been adapted from those that served the original gym. It is acknowledged the school currently maintain the internal environment and timetabling. It is noted the school have organised the timetable to limit movement Most, if not all, of the Science laboratories have been refurbished in recent years, envelope (mainly roof areas) with a proactive phased maintenance programme in between the two sites. but the science prep room facilities are relatively poor. All areas of the school line with budgetary constraints. The internal spaces, although occupying a large appear to be ICT networked. footprint provides inefficient teaching provision, both in size of room and quantity, with the remaining floor area taken by circulation space. Consideration should be made to provide the teaching and school provision on one site and demolish the building stock on the Durham Road site. Generally the classrooms are provided to one side of the circulation corridors only. This is an inefficient use of the corridors and adds to the distances between There is a lack of smaller cellular type accommodation for office/ meeting room type TU D H OE G RA NG E (U PPER): the various parts of the building. The widths of the corridors are generally spaces. Currently, the school have converted a number of internal storerooms to acceptable although there are some bottlenecks, and there are a number of offices which understandably have issues relating to ventilation, lighting etc. System build blocks that are generally of an average to poor condition. The external envelope has masonry that is spalling badly, with defective bricks due to changes in level on the ground floor which do not have either ramped or lift be replaced in the coming months. Extensive ribbon type metal framed casement alternatives. There is evidence of standing water/ moss to the flat roof elements to Block 1. units with single glazing would require upgrading. It is reported that solar gain is Accommodation to the first floor have a floor to ceiling height in locations of 6m an issue to some rooms on the southern facades. Most of the general teaching classrooms are below BB98 area (approx) which have an impact on the heating of the space and the requirement for recommendations. The specialist teaching areas are also undersized and the scaffolding during maintenance/ decoration periods. Remaining classrooms to the facilities are dated, as is the gymnasium, which also has inadequate changing first floor are undersized for typical teaching requirements. The internal arrangements of blocks 1, 2, 3 provide average teaching spaces and internal changes in level are evident (no lift provided) which will require facilities and storage facilities. The library is well below the recommended size consideration during any remodelling exercise. Class spaces divided by and is in a poor location for the majority of the teaching areas, and the music There are two science rooms on site with the remainder of science cover provided interconnecting doors provide noise issues between rooms. teaching facilities impact on adjacent teaching areas. The sixth form facilities are by the St. Charles Road site. There is no lift access to Block 1 first floor level. It is poor and lack an alternative means of escape, and although the reception waiting noted that the school receives regular light community use. It was reported recent area has recently been re-provided it is a very small facility for a school of this flash flooding affected the girl WC core and adjacent classroom space to the The main hall perimeter glazing was damaged during the summer due to poor size. northwest corner of Block 1. security to the adjacent boundary, the woodland providing poor passive surveillance. CCTV units have been installed as a deterrent. The main hall and dining room are adequate in size but in need of refurbishment, Pupils enter Block 1 from the rear playground via a 900mm max. wide space and access to the hall stage is not DDA compliant. adjacent a stairwell, and congestion is evident. Year 10 & 11 pupils utilise the nearby Leisure Centre as part of the curriculum offer. There is also a link with Bishop Auckland College for vocational teaching. There is a shortage of office accommodation for all functions and all levels, and The hall space is used for exams, wet break, sports, and drama and consequently the staff social and study areas are inadequate. has an effect on the educational offer. It is reported that the current heating system is not zoned. (continued…) Block 2 provides kitchen facilities for 400+ pupils and is therefore of a suitable size, although the associated dining area is undersized. It was reported that asbestos was present in Block 2 (and across the site to a lesser degree). EXISTING ASSET SUM M ARY INITIAL OPTION APPROACH Window replacement works have been carried out in recent years but the school G ENERA L D EVELOPM ENT OPTIONS: The Initial Option Layout is primarily based on the assessment of the current still has difficulty in maintaining a comfortable working environment due to solar building stock both in terms of condition and potential for remodelling to meet the gain and heat loss in summer and winter respectively. There is a lift between MINOR REMODEL: future educational requirements for the school. The optioneering and layout does ground and first floor, which is sited relatively close to the reception area, but this Not viable due to: not currently acknowledge the education vision and internal arrangement serves only a small part of the first floor and is not suitable for general use. requirements for the school; workshop consultations to develop the brief will •Poor condition of existing building stock. commence post SfC2 submission and will influence and be incorporated within the •Split site not permissible. OBC submission. The building has a shallow floor plate which will restrict opportunities for internal •Unsuitable internal arrangements to meet the education vision. remodelling to produce a cohesive layout capable of satisfying modern service delivery requirements. The arrangement of the accommodation in the main The following key drivers have been incorporated within the Initial Option Layout: school building would also make it difficult to manage phasing to avoid school NEW BUILD OPTION: • The proposed landscaping strategy will provide a coherent, welcoming disruption during the works period if a remodel/refurbishment option were to be entrance environment, linking the existing entrance off Whitworth Road via a An overall assessment of the existing secondary estate has been explored, and the pursued for this block.
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