The new St John’s Primary School has opened. Developed as part of an additional phase of Jigsaw, the benefit for residents and the wider community will be felt for generations of pupils to come.
The new building, designed by Conran and Partners, opened in January 2018 and provides places for 630 pupils, 210 more than the previous building, plus an expanded 100 place nursery and provision for 25 pupils from across the borough with speech and language difficulties. There is also a rooftop play area as part of the three-storey development. The previous school building, on an adjacent site, remained fully operational throughout the construction period.
Works will soon commence to demolish the old school and create a further 22 three and four bedroom homes for Jigsaw to help cross-subsidise some of the costs of the school.
Source: fabrica.co.uk