Client Department for Education
Sector Schools and Colleges, SEND
Location South East
Value £16.2m
Marjorie McClure School is a new-build SEND school in the London Borough of Bromley. It has capacity for 100 students ages 4-19 with a range of different complex needs, which include physical, medical and/or moderate or profound learning difficulties and disabilities.
The new single-storey school includes a hydrotherapy pool and was built to be fully inclusive and accessible, allowing easy and independent access to all the facilities.
The project to re-build the school was selected as part of a Sustainability Pilot by the Department for Education in response to the UK Government’s target to achieve net-zero ‘greenhouse gas’ emissions by 2050.
McClure School was designed with sustainability in mind. Heating and hot water generation is provided sustainably by means of an air source heat pump and photovoltaics, included on the roof, which will generate energy to be offset against overall usage.
The building is constructed from timber Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) which have the benefits of enhanced fabric performance through the inclusion of additional insulation and triple glazing again resulting in reduced energy running costs for the school. The SIPs system has also allowed the building to be manufactured offsite, reducing embodied carbon in the construction process.
The scheme includes two courtyards which include sensory gardens, storytelling and performance spaces, in addition to external dining and growing areas, which are all accessible and will serve to enhance the curriculum of students, providing them with crucial life skills.
