Draft:Watling Academy
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Watling Academy is a brand new, purpose built secondary school, which will begin to welcome 180 Year 7 students in May 2021, who have been in converted accommodation at Fairfields School this year (2020), welcoming a further 300 students in September 2021.
| Watling Academy | |
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| Address | |
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Watling Academy, Barrosa Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes MK8 1EP | |
| Coordinates | 52°01′53″N 0°49′14″W / 52.031493°N 0.820563°W / 52.031493; -0.820563 |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Education, Care and Opportunity |
| Founded | 07/09/2020 |
| Sister school | Denbigh School |
| Trust | Denbigh Alliance Multi Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 147860 Tables |
| Headmistress | Mrs Jo Barford |
| Head of school | Mr Ian Bacon |
| Executive headteacher | Mr Andy Squires |
| Acting headteacher | Mr James Cassidy |
| Faculty | 16 |
| Years offered | 5 |
| Years taught | 7-11 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Language | English (UK) |
| Hours in school day | 7.25 max |
| Campus size | 10.88 hectares |
| Website | https://www.watling.academy |
Located within the Whitehouse development, it will sit at the heart of its community in the Western Expansion Area of Milton Keynes, serving pupils who live in Whitehouse, Fairfields and beyond.
Construction
The contractor is: Graham Construction
The architect is: Glancy Nicholls, who provided a service where staff could see the future school building in Virtual Reality.[1]
The structural services were provided by MNP[2] including the sub and superstructure, drainage including SuDS, cut and fill / earthworks modelling and hard landscaping.
The total value is: £40 Million
The bricks used for the building are product 029J100 from EH Smith.[3]
The lighting for the MUGAs were provided by Armadillo LED.[4]
When, at full capacity, the school has the space to house 1800 students.
The school has three stories, with a separate sports hall.
The school provides space for a car park, cycle store, tennis, cricket, and football pitches.
The main building’s construction is piled raft foundation for the substructure and a steel frame for the superstructure. The large triple-height atrium spaces for the dining hall and the drama studios are formed using 17m long steel trusses.
Some sports facilities are expected to open at a later date, which is why the decision was made for temporary facilities to be used by Watling students at Denbigh School.
References
- ^ "Western Expansion Secondary School Project gets the VR Treatment". Glancy Nicholls Architects. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Watling Academy - MNP". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Watling Academy". EH Smith. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "WESS Watling Academy School". Armadillo Lighting. Retrieved 2021-04-20.